Google Books

Book search, book details and ebook prices

Google Books searches books and provides book details, reader ratings, and local ebook prices when available; newest results sort by publication date.

Get book

Get a Google Books book’s details, reader ratings and ebook offer in a country from its title or ISBN. An ebook price is shown only when Google Play Books lists a local offer; some books or countries have no offer.

Your information

Book

Book title or ISBN, for example Educated or 9780399590511.

CountryOptional

Country for ebook sale and price, such as United States or US.

More options

AuthorOptional

Author to narrow down the book, for example Tara Westover.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Educated

A Memoir

4.7(548)

Ebook price$9.99

Pages352

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: Feb 20, 2018
Language: English
Preview: Limited preview
ISBN-10: 039959051X
ISBN-13: 9780399590511
Ebook available: Yes

Buy ebook View on Google Books

About this book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD • “A heartbreaking, heartwarming, best-in-years memoir about striding beyond the limitations of birth and environment into a better life.”— USA Today One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University “Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”— The New York Times • #6 New York Times Readers Pick for the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, and many more Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. “Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”— Vogue

Subjects

About the Google Books tool

Google Books Search, also called Google Book Search, finds books by words, title, author, subject, or ISBN and can filter by language or free access.

Get book returns details and reader ratings for a title or ISBN, with ebook availability and local pricing based on the selected country.

Built from books.google.com and play.google.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Get book

1 credit

Uses Google Books and play.google.com.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Book`book`	Text	Required	Book title or ISBN, for example Educated or 9780399590511.Example: 9780399590511
Author`author`	Text	Optional	Author to narrow down the book, for example Tara Westover.Example: Tara Westover
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country for ebook sale and price, such as United States or US.Example: United States

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Title`title`	Text	Book title.Example: Educated
Authors`authors`	List	Book authors.
ISBN 10`isbn_10`	Text	Ten-digit ISBN, if listed.Example: 039959051X
ISBN 13`isbn_13`	Text	Thirteen-digit ISBN, if listed.Example: 9780399590511
Buy Link`buy_link`	Text	Link to the Google Play ebook offer, if for sale.Example: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ&gl=US
Language`language`	Text	Language of the book, if listed.Example: English
Subtitle`subtitle`	Text	Book subtitle, if listed.Example: A Memoir
Publisher`publisher`	Text	Publisher name.Example: Random House Publishing Group
Volume ID`volume_id`	Text	Google Books volume ID.Example: 2ObWDgAAQBAJ
Categories`categories`	List	Book subjects or categories.
Page Count`page_count`	Number	Number of pages.Example: 352
Description`description`	Text	Full listed book description as plain text.
Ebook Price`ebook_price`	Details	Local ebook price and currency, or null if not for sale.
Amount`ebook_price.amount`	Number	Price as a number.Example: 9.99
Currency Code`ebook_price.currency_code`	Text	ISO currency code.Example: USD
Ratings Count`ratings_count`	Number	Number of reader ratings, if available.Example: 548
Average Rating`average_rating`	Number	Average reader rating out of five, if available.Example: 4.72
Ebook for Sale`ebook_for_sale`	Yes or no	Whether Google Play Books offers the ebook in the selected country.Example: Yes
Published Date`published_date`	Date	Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD, when a full date is listed.Example: 2018-02-20
Cover Image Link`cover_image_link`	Text	Cover image link, if available.Example: https://books.google.com/books/publisher/content?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ&printsec=front…
Google Books Link`google_books_link`	Text	Google Books page link.Example: https://books.google.com/books?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ
Preview Availability`preview_availability`	Text	Preview availability in words.Example: Limited preview

Example result

For Book: 9780399590511, Country: United States

JSON

{
  "title": "Educated",
  "authors": [
    "Tara Westover"
  ],
  "isbn_10": "039959051X",
  "isbn_13": "9780399590511",
  "buy_link": "https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ&gl=US",
  "language": "English",
  "subtitle": "A Memoir",
  "publisher": "Random House Publishing Group",
  "volume_id": "2ObWDgAAQBAJ",
  "categories": [
    "Biography & Autobiography",
    "Women",
    "Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs"
  ],
  "page_count": 352,
  "description": "#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD • “A heartbreaking, heartwarming, best-in-years memoir about striding beyond the limitations of birth and environment into a better life.”— U…",
  "ebook_price": {
    "amount": 9.99,
    "currency_code": "USD"
  },
  "ratings_count": 548,
  "average_rating": 4.72,
  "ebook_for_sale": true,
  "published_date": "2018-02-20",
  "cover_image_link": "https://books.google.com/books/publisher/content?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&imgtk=AFLRE705tDsztAn5PXJ5nRm-iapAJYEnM7WUpNZRfgae3y3LguwIN57LV4uNHU64CNLfmKnNyLfCoMGv-50M_P…",
  "google_books_link": "https://books.google.com/books?id=2ObWDgAAQBAJ",
  "preview_availability": "Limited preview"
}

Search books

1 credit

Search Google Books by words, author, subject, or ISBN, with language, free-ebook, and publication-order options. Ratings counts are not shown by the public book feed; newest sorts the available matches by publication date.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Order`order`	Text	Optional	Order matching books by relevance or newest publication. Example: relevanceExample: Newest
Query`query`	Text	Required	Search words, a book title, author name, subject, or ISBN. Example: Atomic HabitsExample: 9780735211292
Author`author`	Text	Optional	Limit results to an author. Example: James ClearExample: James Clear
Subject`subject`	Text	Optional	Limit results to a subject. Example: cookingExample: Cooking
Language`language`	Text	Optional	Book language as a name or two-letter code, or any. Example: EnglishExample: English
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of books to return, up to 40. Example: 10Example: 3
Free Ebooks Only`free_ebooks_only`	Yes or no	Optional	Only return books available to read in full with free access. Example: falseExample: Yes

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Books`books`	List
Title`books[].title`	Text	Example: Atomic Habits
Authors`books[].authors`	List
ISBN 10`books[].isbn_10`	Text	Example: 0735211299
ISBN 13`books[].isbn_13`	Text	Example: 9780735211292
Subtitle`books[].subtitle`	Text	Example: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Publisher`books[].publisher`	Text	Example: Penguin
Volume ID`books[].volume_id`	Text	Example: XfFvDwAAQBAJ
Categories`books[].categories`	List
Page Count`books[].page_count`	Number	Example: 321
Ratings Count`books[].ratings_count`	Number	Null when the source does not report a ratings count.
Average Rating`books[].average_rating`	Number	Example: 3.86
Published Date`books[].published_date`	Text	Publication date, as a year or full date.Example: 2018-10-16
Cover Image Link`books[].cover_image_link`	Text	Example: https://books.google.com/books/content?id=XfFvDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=…
Google Books Link`books[].google_books_link`	Text	Example: https://books.google.com/books?id=XfFvDwAAQBAJ
Short Description`books[].short_description`	Text	Example: Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and…
Preview Availability`books[].preview_availability`	Text	Example: partial preview

Example result

For Query: 9780735211292, Max Results: 3

JSON

{
  "books": [
    {
      "title": "Atomic Habits",
      "authors": [
        "James Clear"
      ],
      "isbn_10": "0735211299",
      "isbn_13": "9780735211292",
      "subtitle": "An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones",
      "publisher": "Penguin",
      "volume_id": "XfFvDwAAQBAJ",
      "categories": [
        "Business & Economics"
      ],
      "page_count": 321,
      "ratings_count": null,
      "average_rating": 3.86,
      "published_date": "2018-10-16",
      "cover_image_link": "https://books.google.com/books/content?id=XfFvDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_gdata",
      "google_books_link": "https://books.google.com/books?id=XfFvDwAAQBAJ",
      "short_description": "Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, …",
      "preview_availability": "partial preview"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@google-books",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_book",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "book": "9780399590511",
    "country": "United States"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Find books by title, author, subject, or ISBN
Build a reading list from matching titles and authors
Compare book publication dates, categories, and page counts
Check reader ratings for a specific book
Check ebook availability and local prices by country

Questions about Google Books

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Google Books tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Google Books account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from books.google.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.