Endpoint

Open Library — search

Search works by query string.

Book search JSON

BooksNo API keyDefault GET

HTTP console

Example URL

https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q=the+lord+of+the+rings&limit=1

Request

Use HTTPS GET unless the provider documents POST. Example: GET /search.json?q=&limit=

GET /search.json?q=&limit=

Response

{ numFound, docs: [{ title, author_name, … }] }

{"numFound":123,"docs":[{"title":"…","author_name":["…"]}]}

Outbound requestProxy

Executes on the server with rate limits and host rules. Edit the URL and payload to match your scenario—responses show real upstream status and body (truncated if very large).

Upstream response

Ready. Click Send to execute the request. Status, latency, content type, and body appear here—formatted when the payload is JSON.