GET /books/{id}
Summary: Get a single book
Operation ID: getBook
Auth: none
Operation ID: getBook
Auth: none
Description
Returns detailed information about a specific book by its Project Gutenberg ID.
Parameters (1)
id
(integer, path, required)
The Project Gutenberg ID of the book.
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
Examples (5)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get entity Q42 in JSON format | curl |
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q42.json |
|
| Get entity Q42 with specific revision | curl |
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q42.json?revision=112 |
|
| SPARQL query endpoint | curl |
https://query.wikidata.org/sparql |
|
| MediaWiki Action API - wbsearchentities for New York | curl |
https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=New%20York&limit=1 |
|
| Get book by ID | openapi-spec |
https://gutendex.com/books/84 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:27:18.115088 | 200 | 380ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:24:11.891981 | 200 | 367ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:45:59.926881 | 200 | 7138ms | 2.1MB |
| 2026-03-23 09:21:43.051685 | 200 | 492ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:04:17.765535 | 200 | 189ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:21:43.051685 | 67fd5e4417f4 |
0608229f14b1 |
| 2026-03-23 09:45:59.926881 | 0608229f14b1 |
f45e1e367377 |
| 2026-03-23 10:24:11.891981 | f45e1e367377 |
22c3e8052ab9 |
| 2026-03-23 10:27:18.115088 | 22c3e8052ab9 |
9e8da40ca909 |