| 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 |
| Most Popular Goodreads Mashups | |
| No mashups registered yet | |
| 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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