# Project Gutenberg API

> 2 public methods for Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Project Gutenberg.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/gutenberg.org

## Methods

### [Search free books](https://fous.com/methods/gutenberg.org/search-free-books.md)

`gutenberg.org/search_free_books`, read. Finds free public-domain Project Gutenberg books by title, author or topic, with authors, languages, subjects, recent downloads, and reading and download links. Public-domain status is based on the United States.

Returns: title, authors, languages, subjects, downloads, read/epub/text/cover links, ebook number

### [Get book text](https://fous.com/methods/gutenberg.org/get-book-text.md)

`gutenberg.org/get_book_text`, read. Gets the plain text of a public-domain Project Gutenberg book by title, optionally matching its author and language. Chooses the most downloaded matching edition with a plain-text file, removes the Gutenberg header and license, and can cut the text after a chosen number of words.

Returns: title, author, language, release date, word count, book text, book page link, ebook number