Open Library·Open Library

Search books

/bookssync$0.002 / call

Finds books matching a title, author or free-text query. Returns title, authors, first publication year, ISBNs, subjects and a cover image URL.

Input

querystringrequired
Free text, e.g. "the pragmatic programmer".
authorstring
Restrict to an author name.
limitinteger
Max books (default 10).

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	yes	Free text, e.g. "the pragmatic programmer".
author	string	—	Restrict to an author name.
limit	integer	—	Max books (default 10).

Run it

curl -s https://sooma.dev/v1/run \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOOMA_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"provider":"openlibrary","endpoint":"/books","input":{"query":"the pragmatic programmer","limit":3}}'

Or ask your agent: it will call inspect for this schema and run it over MCP.