Best Books APIs — Compared
Compare 23 Books APIs side by side. See authentication methods, HTTPS support, and CORS policies at a glance.
| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | CORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bíblia Digital | Do not worry about managing the multiple versions of the Bible | apiKey | ||
| BC Laws | BC Laws is an electronic library providing free public access to the laws of British Columbia. BC Laws is hosted by the Queen's Printer of British Columbia and published in partnership with the Min... | apiKey | ||
| Bhagavad Gita | Bhagavad Gita text | OAuth | ||
| Bible-api | Free Bible API with multiple languages | None | ||
| Big Book | The Big Book API allows you to semantically search, filter, sort, and recommend books | apiKey | ||
| Crossref Metadata Search | Books & Articles Metadata | None | ||
| External Accounts API | The External Accounts API is used to manage accounts for Viber Business Messages, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp for use in the [Messages](https://developer.nexmo.com/messages/overview) and [Dispa... | apiKey | ||
| Google Books | Books | OAuth | ||
| Gutendex | Web-API for fetching data from Project Gutenberg Books Library | None | ||
| Harry Potter | API to get data from Harry Potter books, movies and characters | None | ||
| Holy Bible API | Free Bible API serving 800+ text translations and 40+ audio translations | None | ||
| Library Management | Manage users, books, authors, loans and reviews | None | ||
| Open Library | Books, book covers and related data | None | ||
| Penguin Publishing | Books, book covers and related data | None | ||
| PoetryDB | Enables you to get instant data from our vast poetry collection | None | ||
| Quran | RESTful Quran API with multiple languages | None | ||
| Quran Cloud | A RESTful Quran API to retrieve an Ayah, Surah, Juz or the entire Holy Quran | None | ||
| Quran-api | Free Quran API Service with 90+ different languages and 400+ translations | None | ||
| Sessions API | The William Hill Sessions API uses a central authentication service (CAS*) on all resources that require access to a customer’s account or betting functionality. To authenticate, you’ll need to sup... | apiKey | ||
| Stephen King | The varied works and characters of the prolific author Stephen King | None | ||
| The Bible | Everything you need from the Bible in one discoverable place | apiKey | ||
| Thirukkural | 1330 Thirukkural poems and explanation in Tamil and English | None | ||
| Wolne Lektury | API for obtaining information about e-books available on the WolneLektury.pl website | None |