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volumes

Overview

Namevolumes
TypeResource
Idgoogledevelopers.books.volumes

Fields

NameDatatypeDescription
idstringUnique identifier for a volume. (In LITE projection.)
searchInfoobjectSearch result information related to this volume.
selfLinkstringURL to this resource. (In LITE projection.)
volumeInfoobjectGeneral volume information.
kindstringResource type for a volume. (In LITE projection.)
recommendedInfoobjectRecommendation related information for this volume.
layerInfoobjectWhat layers exist in this volume and high level information about them.
etagstringOpaque identifier for a specific version of a volume resource. (In LITE projection)
saleInfoobjectAny information about a volume related to the eBookstore and/or purchaseability. This information can depend on the country where the request originates from (i.e. books may not be for sale in certain countries).
accessInfoobjectAny information about a volume related to reading or obtaining that volume text. This information can depend on country (books may be public domain in one country but not in another, e.g.).
userInfoobjectUser specific information related to this volume. (e.g. page this user last read or whether they purchased this book)

Methods

NameAccessible byRequired ParamsDescription
bookshelves_volumes_listSELECTshelf, userIdRetrieves volumes in a specific bookshelf for the specified user.
getSELECTvolumeIdGets volume information for a single volume.
listSELECTqPerforms a book search.
mylibrary_bookshelves_volumes_listSELECTshelfGets volume information for volumes on a bookshelf.