API archive entry · source-reported
British National Bibliography
Books
Other Books APIs
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Rig Veda
Gods and poets, their categories, and the verse meters, with the mandal and sukta number
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Crossref Metadata Search
Books & Articles Metadata
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
GurbaniNow
Fast and Accurate Gurbani RESTful API
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Gutendex
Web-API for fetching data from Project Gutenberg Books Library
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Wolne Lektury
API for obtaining information about e-books available on the WolneLektury.pl website
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
BookRank
Book rankings from open reader ratings: books, series, reading orders and authors
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
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