Volume: get

  • Retrieves a specific book volume's information using its unique ID.

  • Request this information by sending a GET request to the specified URL with the volume ID.

  • Optionally, you can customize the request to include a partner ID, select specific fields to be returned, and identify the request's source.

  • The response, upon success, provides comprehensive details about the requested volume as defined in the Volume resource.

  • Experiment with the API using the provided explorer for live data interaction and response visualization.

Retrieves a Volume resource based on ID. Try it now.

More information about user IDs can be found in the section Google Books IDs.

Request

HTTP Request

GET https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/volumeId

Parameters

Parameter Name Value Description
Required Parameters
volumeId string ID of volume to retrieve.
Optional Parameters
partner string Brand results for partner ID.
projection string Restrict information returned to a set of selected fields.

Acceptable values are:
  • "full" - Includes all volume data.
  • "lite" - Includes a subset of fields in volumeInfo and accessInfo.
source string String to identify the originator of this request.

Request Body

Do not supply a request body with this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a Volume resource in the response body.

Try It!

Use the explorer below to call this method on live data and see the response.