Today, we are releasing a new Google Books API in
Code Labs. The new Books API will help
you write applications to query for the more than 15 million books that are searchable on
books.google.com including book metadata,
pricing and more. This API replaces the Google
Book Search Data and Javascript
APIs.
The previous GData API and Javascript API will still be
available, but ongoing development work will be focused on the new Google Books API so
we encourage you to make the transition to take advantage of new features including:
Library support
for multiple programming languages
We’re excited about some of the new
capabilities this API gives our developer partners. Using OAuth 2.0, a developer can allow
users to retrieve their stored information, including bookshelves in their library, ratings
and reviews. With the new JSON structure, accessing this information can be done with ease.
Whether you want to use the API on a web page, in a Chrome extension, or on a device, the new
Books API gives you a way to access the world’s largest selection of ebooks.
Kevin Landry is the technical lead for personalization and the API for the
Google Books team. He has previously worked on the Google Audio and Google Analytics
teams.
