Gutendex API
Books & LiteratureAccess Gutendex public data through one AllAPI key — 16 endpoints across the Gutendex surface. No Gutendex account, no credentials, no scraping stack — one anonymous request returns real data or a documented honest error, never fabricated.
| Method | Endpoint | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/gutendex/audiobooks | Audiobooks |
| POST | /api/gutendex/book | Book |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books | Books |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books_advanced | Books advanced |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books_by_author_year | Books by author year |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books_by_copyright | Books by copyright |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books_by_mime_type | Books by mime type |
| POST | /api/gutendex/books_sorted | Books sorted |
| POST | /api/gutendex/by_ids | By ids |
| POST | /api/gutendex/copyrighted | Copyrighted |
| POST | /api/gutendex/earliest_texts | Earliest texts |
| POST | /api/gutendex/epub_books | Epub books |
| POST | /api/gutendex/popular | Popular |
| POST | /api/gutendex/public_domain | Public domain |
| POST | /api/gutendex/recent_additions | Recent additions |
| POST | /api/gutendex/with_cover_images | With cover images |
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