Overview
Summary	Books database and community
Category	Reference
Tags	library reference books
Date Added	2008-02-09
Description	From their site: Three APIs available: (1) thingISBN takes an ISBN and returns a list of ISBNs from the same "work" (ie., other editions and translations); (2) thingTitle takes a title and returns a list of ISBNs from the most likely LibraryThing "work," the LibraryThing title and a link to the LibraryThing work page; and (3) thingLang takes an ISBN and returns the language of the book, using language codes from MARC records, and from the Group Identifiers embedded at the start of the ISBN format.
API Home Page	http://www.librarything.com/api.php
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Protocol
Protocols	REST
Data Formats	XML, Text
Service Endpoint	http://www.librarything.com/api
Functionality
API Groups
Example API Methods	/thingTitle, /thingISBN, /thingLang.php?isbn=1234
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	HTTP Basic Auth
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	Yes
Support
Vendor API Kits
Community API Kits
API Blog
Site Blog
API Forum	wiki
Developer Support
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements	None
Developer Key Required	No
Account with Service Required	No
Commercial Licensing	Commercial use requires their permission
Non-Commercial Licensing
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	None
Usage Limits	1,000 times per day (must notify if more to discuss); cannot hit thingISBN more than once per second
Terms of Service	Terms of use

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