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ISBNdb.com, remote data access introduction
Delivering on the original promise of the ISBNdb.com project we allow
free remote access to the vast collection of data on the site via a
program interface. The interface is suitable for inclusion of data into
other websites or standalone applications.
The remote access API allows your application to send a specially
formatted query to the server and get a standard response formatted as
an XML message.
Please see the ISBN database remote access API
description for more details. Here is an example of what the data
message looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ISBNdb server_time="2005-07-29T03:02:22">
<BookList total_results="1">
<BookData book_id="paul_laurence_dunbar" isbn="0766013502">
<Title>Paul Laurence Dunbar</Title>
<TitleLong>Paul Laurence Dunbar: portrait of a poet</TitleLong>
<AuthorsText>Catherine Reef</AuthorsText>
<PublisherText publisher_id="enslow_publishers">
Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, c2000.
</PublisherText>
<Summary>
A biography of the poet who faced racism and devoted himself
to depicting the black experience in America.
</Summary>
<Notes>
"Works by Paul Laurence Dunbar": p. 113-114.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124) and index.
</Notes>
<UrlsText></UrlsText>
<AwardsText></AwardsText>
<Prices>
<Price store_id="alibris" is_in_stock="1" is_new="0"
check_time="2005-07-29T01:18:18" price="14.92"/>
<Price store_id="amazon" is_in_stock="1" is_new="1"
check_time="2005-07-29T01:18:20" price="26.60" />
</Prices>
</BookData>
</BookList>
</ISBNdb>
In order to use the remote access API you need to
create an account and then create one
or more access keys.
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