gutendex-books
Search and retrieve public domain books from Project Gutenberg via the Gutendex API. Use when the user asks for free ebooks, searches by author/title, or explores specific literary topics. No API key
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Search for free public domain books from Project Gutenberg using the Gutendex API.
Usage
python3 scripts/book_helper.py [QUERY] [--topic TOPIC]
QUERY: Search by book title or author name.--topic: Filter results by a specific subject or topic.--raw: Get the full raw JSON response.
Examples
python3 scripts/book_helper.py "Mark Twain"python3 scripts/book_helper.py --topic "Science Fiction"
API Information
- Source: Gutendex
- Auth: No API Key required.
- Accesses over 70,000 free ebooks.