Librarything: Search Books

Librarything via Parse · education

Search for books by keyword using the LibraryThing REST API. Returns matching works with title, author, and rating. The REST API returns a single best-match result; if no REST match is found, falls back to the HTML search page for broader results. Rating is on a 0-5 scale. Access LibraryThing book catalog data including search, book details, ISBN lookup, reviews, author works, tag browsing, member libraries, and zeitgeist/trending statistics. Fulfilled by Parse from librarything.com.

education
entertainment
librarything
librarything-com
parse
platform-key
reviews-ratings

Verified

Price and execution

Price: $0.04 USD credits / call
Trust tier: Verified
Execution: Managed call
Capability group: education

Interface snapshot

Protocol: HTTP operation
Operation: GET /scraper/3d9464c3-0d24-43d1-aa57-2730bf0b431d/search_books
Interface artifact: sha256:e2b4b04e083795b6347378bba9c49903602cf0721c65393f776cb2711deb0283
Manifest digest: sha256:0487feadf585ba5ce86921dbccad85684df1c04baed6b4046dc31b6739c078f6

Request fields

limit (integer): Maximum number of results to return
query (string, required): Search keyword or phrase (book title, author name, or topic)

Example queries

{"limit":"10","query":"harry potter"}

Evidence

Interface observed · 2026-09-02
https://api.parse.bot/marketplace/apis/812fd553-eabf-43ce-82f3-b137d2cc055c
- discovery: sha256:b49ffeba3644557a2bac5e9e4545d6c298a86aafb33c79d885e7e1c49173ffa2 (910 bytes)
- discovery: sha256:e2b4b04e083795b6347378bba9c49903602cf0721c65393f776cb2711deb0283 (764 bytes)
Interface observed · 2026-09-02
https://api.parse.bot/marketplace/apis/812fd553-eabf-43ce-82f3-b137d2cc055c
- discovery: sha256:b49ffeba3644557a2bac5e9e4545d6c298a86aafb33c79d885e7e1c49173ffa2 (910 bytes)
- discovery: sha256:e2b4b04e083795b6347378bba9c49903602cf0721c65393f776cb2711deb0283 (764 bytes)
Interface observed · 2026-09-02
https://api.parse.bot/marketplace/apis/812fd553-eabf-43ce-82f3-b137d2cc055c
- discovery: sha256:b49ffeba3644557a2bac5e9e4545d6c298a86aafb33c79d885e7e1c49173ffa2 (910 bytes)
- discovery: sha256:e2b4b04e083795b6347378bba9c49903602cf0721c65393f776cb2711deb0283 (764 bytes)
Marketplace assessment · 2026-09-02 · risk medium · control not-assessed
Fulfilled with the AgentMuxer-held Parse marketplace key under the recorded reseller agreement; the endpoint requires no end-user credential.
Requests relay from the managed gateway to Parse, which fulfills from librarything.com.
Marketplace assessment · 2026-09-02 · risk medium · control not-assessed
Fulfilled with the AgentMuxer-held Parse marketplace key under the recorded reseller agreement; the endpoint requires no end-user credential.
Requests relay from the managed gateway to Parse, which fulfills from librarything.com.
Marketplace assessment · 2026-09-02 · risk medium · control not-assessed
Fulfilled with the AgentMuxer-held Parse marketplace key under the recorded reseller agreement; the endpoint requires no end-user credential.
Requests relay from the managed gateway to Parse, which fulfills from librarything.com.

Agent access

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