Google Books API

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I have a list of book ISBN numbers and want to auto poulate the book covers, oublisher and other info automatically from Google Books.

There is a free Google Books API available.

Does anyone know how to do this?

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You should be able to use the Fetch JSON plugin to query the API, and then the JQ Plugin to transform the result.

If you check the above doc links, you’ll find examples and a video guide to using JQ.

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Yes it’s possible. I built an app that did this very thing for a teacher who wanted to build a reading log app. It works fairly well!

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Hi @Debra_Langley,

Welcome to the community :partying_face:

Just adding a video besides for Darren’s helpful information!

Video

Google Books - Glide.mp4 - Google Drive

Other Details
  • URL Column

https://books.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=|||&maxResults=1&orderBy=relevance

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  • Fetch URL Column

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  • Book Name Column

JQ Query : .items[].volumeInfo.title

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  • Author Name

JQ Query : .items[].volumeInfo.authors[0]

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  • Image

JQ Query : .items[].volumeInfo.imageLinks.thumbnail

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Thank you

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Thanks for all the help will take a look.