Open Library

Search and access book data from the Internet Archive Open Library project.

Detail	Value
Category	Testing
Base URL	https://openlibrary.org
Authentication	None
Endpoints	5
Connector key	open_library

Using Open Library in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Open Library from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /search.json	Search for books
GET /works/{olid}.json	Get a work by Open Library ID
GET /authors/{olid}.json	Get an author
GET /isbn/{isbn}.json	Get a book by ISBN
GET /search/authors.json	Search for authors

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /search.json

Search for books

Detail	Value
Operation ID	test.searchBooks
Method	GET
Path	/search.json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
q	query	string	Yes
limit	query	integer	No
page	query	integer	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Open Library connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select test.searchBooks.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Open Library API reference.

GET /works/{olid}.json

Get a work by Open Library ID

Detail	Value
Operation ID	test.getWork
Method	GET
Path	/works/{olid}.json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
olid	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Open Library connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select test.getWork.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Open Library API reference.

GET /authors/{olid}.json

Get an author

Detail	Value
Operation ID	test.getAuthor
Method	GET
Path	/authors/{olid}.json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
olid	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Open Library connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select test.getAuthor.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Open Library API reference.

GET /isbn/{isbn}.json

Get a book by ISBN

Detail	Value
Operation ID	test.getByISBN
Method	GET
Path	/isbn/{isbn}.json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
isbn	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Open Library connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select test.getByISBN.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Open Library API reference.

GET /search/authors.json

Search for authors

Detail	Value
Operation ID	test.searchAuthors
Method	GET
Path	/search/authors.json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
q	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Open Library connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select test.searchAuthors.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Open Library API reference.