Google Books

Use Google Books in Sim to search by title, author, ISBN, or keyword and retrieve a volume’s metadata, including its description, authors, ratings, and publication details.

Use the block

Search for books using the Google Books API. Find volumes by title, author, ISBN, or keywords, and retrieve detailed information about specific books including descriptions, ratings, and publication details.

Actions

Google Books Volume Search

Search for books using the Google Books API

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	Google Books API key
`query`	string	Yes	Search query. Supports special keywords: intitle:, inauthor:, inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:
`filter`	string	No	Filter results by availability (partial, full, free-ebooks, paid-ebooks, ebooks)
`printType`	string	No	Restrict to print type (all, books, magazines)
`orderBy`	string	No	Sort order (relevance, newest)
`startIndex`	number	No	Index of the first result to return (for pagination)
`maxResults`	number	No	Maximum number of results to return (1-40)
`langRestrict`	string	No	Restrict results to a specific language (ISO 639-1 code)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`totalItems`	number	Total number of matching results
`volumes`	array	List of matching volumes
↳ `id`	string	Volume ID
↳ `title`	string	Book title
↳ `subtitle`	string	Book subtitle
↳ `authors`	array	List of authors
↳ `publisher`	string	Publisher name
↳ `publishedDate`	string	Publication date
↳ `description`	string	Book description
↳ `pageCount`	number	Number of pages
↳ `categories`	array	Book categories
↳ `averageRating`	number	Average rating (1-5)
↳ `ratingsCount`	number	Number of ratings
↳ `language`	string	Language code
↳ `previewLink`	string	Link to preview on Google Books
↳ `infoLink`	string	Link to info page
↳ `thumbnailUrl`	string	Book cover thumbnail URL
↳ `isbn10`	string	ISBN-10 identifier
↳ `isbn13`	string	ISBN-13 identifier

Google Books Volume Details

Get detailed information about a specific book volume

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`apiKey`	string	Yes	Google Books API key
`volumeId`	string	Yes	The ID of the volume to retrieve
`projection`	string	No	Projection level (full, lite)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Volume ID
`title`	string	Book title
`subtitle`	string	Book subtitle
`authors`	array	List of authors
`publisher`	string	Publisher name
`publishedDate`	string	Publication date
`description`	string	Book description
`pageCount`	number	Number of pages
`categories`	array	Book categories
`averageRating`	number	Average rating (1-5)
`ratingsCount`	number	Number of ratings
`language`	string	Language code
`previewLink`	string	Link to preview on Google Books
`infoLink`	string	Link to info page
`thumbnailUrl`	string	Book cover thumbnail URL
`isbn10`	string	ISBN-10 identifier
`isbn13`	string	ISBN-13 identifier