# The New York Times API: List New York Times Best Sellers > Gets a New York Times Best Sellers list by its name for the latest issue, or for the issue covering a given date. Monthly lists use their issue month. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com/list-best-sellers - Method: `nytimes.com/list_best_sellers`, version 1 - Website: nytimes.com - Returns: list name, published date, books with rank, last week's rank, weeks on list, title, author, publisher, description, cover image, ISBN-13, buy links, review link, page link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `week` | string | no | | Any day in the requested list week (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2025-03-25. Leave out for the latest issue. | | `list_name` | string | yes | `"Hardcover Fiction"` | The list name in plain words, such as Hardcover Fiction or Young Adult Hardcover. Valid names: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction, Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction, Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Paperback Trade Fiction, Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s & Young Adult Series, Young Adult Hardcover, Audio Advice, How-To & Misc, Audio Children's, Audio Fiction, Audio Nonfiction, Business, Graphic Books and Manga, Middle Grade Paperback, Paperback Nonfiction, Young Adult Paperback. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "list_name": "Hardcover Fiction" } ``` Its output: ```json { "books": [ { "rank": 1, "title": "DEAD BEAT", "author": "Leigh Bardugo", "isbn_13": "9781250884312", "buy_links": [ { "link": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250884314?tag=thenewyorktim-20", "store_name": "Amazon" }, { "link": "https://goto.applebooks.apple/9781250884312?at=10lIEQ", "store_name": "Apple Books" }, { "link": "https://barnesandnoble.sjv.io/c/197432/1961179/22009?prodsku=9781250884312&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%2Fw%2Fdead-beat-leigh-bardugo%2F1149244925%3Fean%3D9781250884312&intsrc=APIG_15890", "store_name": "Barnes & Noble" } ], "page_link": "https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2026/10/04/hardcover-fiction/#QmVzdFNlbGxlckJvb2s6LTk3ODEyNTA4ODQzMTI=", "publisher": "Flatiron", "description": "The third book in the Ninth House series. Alex and her allies battle demons found in New Haven and on the Yale campus.", "weeks_on_list": 1, "rank_last_week": null, "book_review_link": null, "cover_image_link": "https://static01.nyt.com/bestsellers/images/9781250884312.jpg" }, { "rank": 2, "title": "HOLLOW BONES", "author": "Jodi Picoult", "isbn_13": "9780593726259", "buy_links": [ { "link": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593726251?tag=thenewyorktim-20", "store_name": "Amazon" }, { "link": "https://goto.applebooks.apple/9780593726259?at=10lIEQ", "store_name": "Apple Books" }, { "link": "https://barnesandnoble.sjv.io/c/197432/1961179/22009?prodsku=9780593726259&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%2Fw%2Fhollow-bones-jodi-picoult%2F1149014562%3Fean%3D9780593726259&intsrc=APIG_15890", "store_name": "Barnes & Noble" } ], "page_link": "https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2026/10/04/hardcover-fiction/#QmVzdFNlbGxlckJvb2s6LTk3ODA1OTM3MjYyNTk=", "publisher": "Ballantine", "description": "A woman who runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness and her husband, who is a police polygraph expert, face a crisis in their marriage.", "weeks_on_list": 1, "rank_last_week": null, "book_review_link": null, "cover_image_link": "https://static01.nyt.com/bestsellers/images/9780593726259.jpg" }, { "rank": 3, "title": "THE THOROUGHBREDS", "author": "Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham", "isbn_13": "9780316567916", "buy_links": [ { "link": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316567914?tag=thenewyorktim-20", "store_name": "Amazon" }, { "link": "https://goto.applebooks.apple/9780316567916?at=10lIEQ", "store_name": "Apple Books" }, { "link": "https://barnesandnoble.sjv.io/c/197432/1961179/22009?prodsku=9780316567916&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%2Fw%2Fthe-thoroughbreds-elin-hilderbrand%2F1149319401%3Fean%3D9780316567916&intsrc=APIG_15890", "store_name": "Barnes & Noble" } ], "page_link": "https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2026/10/04/hardcover-fiction/#QmVzdFNlbGxlckJvb2s6LTk3ODAzMTY1Njc5MTY=", "publisher": "Little, Brown", "description": "The second book in the Academy series. Close relationships and the stability of the boarding school are in doubt.", "weeks_on_list": 1, "rank_last_week": null, "book_review_link": null, "cover_image_link": "https://static01.nyt.com/bestsellers/images/9780316567916.jpg" } ], "list_name": "Hardcover Fiction", "published_date": "2026-10-04" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nytimes.com/list_best_sellers","input":{"list_name":"Hardcover Fiction"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What's currently topping the NYT Hardcover Fiction best seller list? - Show me the Young Adult Hardcover best sellers from the week of 2024-11-12, with ranks and weeks on the list. - I need the Business best seller list for the issue covering 2025-01-15 — titles, authors, publishers, and ISBNs. - Pull this week's Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction rankings from The New York Times, including last week's positions and buy links. - Which graphic novels and manga were best sellers around 2023-08-05? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "list_name" ], "properties": { "week": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "2025-03-25" ], "description": "Any day in the requested list week (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2025-03-25. Leave out for the latest issue." }, "list_name": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "Hardcover Fiction" ], "description": "The list name in plain words, such as Hardcover Fiction or Young Adult Hardcover. Valid names: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction, Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction, Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Paperback Trade Fiction, Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s & Young Adult Series, Young Adult Hardcover, Audio Advice, How-To & Misc, Audio Children's, Audio Fiction, Audio Nonfiction, Business, Graphic Books and Manga, Middle Grade Paperback, Paperback Nonfiction, Young Adult Paperback." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "list_name", "published_date", "books" ], "properties": { "books": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "rank", "rank_last_week", "weeks_on_list", "title", "author", "publisher", "description", "cover_image_link", "isbn_13", "buy_links", "book_review_link", "page_link" ], "properties": { "rank": { "type": "integer", "description": "Position on this list." }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "author": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "isbn_13": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "buy_links": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "store_name", "link" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "store_name": { "type": "string" } } } }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to this book on its Best Sellers page." }, "publisher": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "weeks_on_list": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Number of issues on the list." }, "rank_last_week": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Rank on the preceding list, or null if not ranked then." }, "book_review_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "cover_image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } }, "list_name": { "type": "string" }, "published_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" } } } ``` ## See more - [The New York Times API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com/list-headlines.md): Lists current New York Times headlines with summaries, authors, images and publication times, in the order shown on the chosen section page (top stories or a section). Video-only items, ads and promotions are left out; times come from the section's feed and may be missing. - [The New York Times API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com/search-news.md): Searches New York Times article headlines and summaries by keyword, optionally within a date range, and returns matching articles with dates, authors, sections and links, newest or most relevant first. - [Hacker News API: List stories](https://fous.com/methods/news.ycombinator.com/list-front-page.md): Lists current Hacker News stories in rank order from the top, newest, best, Ask HN, Show HN or jobs list. - [Steam API: List top sellers](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-top-sellers.md): Lists Steam's top-selling, discounted, or new and trending games in store order, with prices for a chosen country, review summaries and release dates. - [Netflix API: List weekly Top 10](https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com/list-top-10.md): Gets Netflix's weekly Top 10 movies or TV shows worldwide (English or non-English lists, with views, hours viewed and runtime) or in one country (ranks and weeks in the Top 10 only) for the latest published week or the Monday-to-Sunday week containing a given date. - [Audible API: List best sellers](https://fous.com/methods/audible.com/list-best-sellers.md): Lists the current bestselling audiobooks of an Audible store (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil or Japan), overall or in one chart category, in chart order with listed prices. - [Amazon API: List Amazon Best Sellers](https://fous.com/methods/amazon.com/list-best-sellers.md): Lists current Amazon Best Sellers in the closest matching top-level category for a store country (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Canada or Australia), up to 100 ranked products. Prices, ratings and photos may be missing. - [Metacritic API: List best-reviewed titles](https://fous.com/methods/metacritic.com/list-best-reviewed.md): Lists the highest-Metascore games, movies or TV shows on Metacritic for a release year or all time. You can filter by genre, and by platform for games. - [All The New York Times methods](https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com.md)