Overview
Summary	Book search and social book services
Category	Other
Tags	books reference
Date Added	2008-10-09
Description	Use the Goodreads API to get the books on a shelf, get your friends' updates, link to a book by ISBN or other method, get the url for a book or author, get a members' friends, look up a member by email address, and get reviews by ISBN. Goodreads' is meant to aid reading and learning around the world.
API Home Page	http://www.goodreads.com/api
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Protocol
Protocols	REST
Data Formats	RSS
Service Endpoint	http://www.goodreads.com
Functionality
API Groups	Shelf, Friends, Links to books, Reviews
Example API Methods	/review/list_rss, /home/index_rss/XXX?key=KEY, /book/author/Mark+Twain
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	Open for some methods, API key for others
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	Yes
Support
Vendor API Kits
Community API Kits
API Blog
Site Blog	http://www.goodreads.com/blog/list
API Forum
Developer Support	Contact form
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements	API key for some methods
Developer Key Required	No
Account with Service Required	No
Commercial Licensing
Provider	http://goodreads.com
Non-Commercial Licensing
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	None
Usage Limits	None specified
Terms of Service	General terms

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