Google Books Scraper

📌 What data can you collect from Google Books search results?

This template collects search-result records with BookTitle, BookSubtitle, BookURL, BuyLink1, BuyLink2, BuyLink3, Description, and Author. It is useful for authors, publishers, librarians, academic researchers, and book-market analysts.

Data is collected from Google Books. Google Books is a searchable catalog of books, bibliographic records, previews, and purchase links.

💰 Pricing

This template is currently free of charge and has no per-line usage fee. Octoparse plan or resource limits may still apply.

📦 Output

Google Books Scraper returns these fields:

• Keyword
• BookURL
• BookTitle
• BookSubtitle
• ISBN
• Author
• PageCount
• Published
• Format
• Publisher
• Language
• Description
• OriginallyPublished
• Genre
• Subject
• BuyLink1
• BuyLink2
• BuyLink3

{
  "Keyword": "Psychology",
  "BookURL": "https://www.google.com/books/edition/Integral_Psychology/uAiQEAAAQBAJ?hl=en",
  "BookTitle": "Integral Psychology",
  "BookSubtitle": "Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy",
  "ISBN": "9781570625541, 1570625549",
  "Author": "Ken Wilber",
  "PageCount": "303",
  "Published": "May 16, 2000",
  "Format": "Paperback",
  "Publisher": "Shambhala",
  "Language": "English",
  "Description": "A leader in transpersonal psychology presents the first truly integrative model of spiritual consciousness and Western developmental psychology The goal of an “integral psychology” is to honor and embrace every legitimate aspect of human consciousness under one roof. Drawing on hundreds of sources—Eastern and Western, ancient and modern—Wilber creates a psychological model that includes waves of development, streams of development, states of consciousness, and the self, and follows the course of each from subconscious to self-conscious to superconscious. Included in the book are charts correlating over a hundred psychological and spiritual schools from around the world, including Kabbalah, Vedanta, Plotinus, Teresa of Ávila, Aurobindo, Theosophy, and modern theorists such as Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Jane Loevinger, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan, Erich Neumann, and Jean Gebser. Integral Psychology is Wilber's most ambitious psychological system to date and is already being called a landmark study in human development.",
  "OriginallyPublished": "1994",
  "Genre": "Self-help book",
  "Subject": "Philosophy / Mind & Body, Psychology / Movements / Transpersonal, Religion / Spirituality, Consciousness, Evolution (Biology), Psychology -- Philosophy, Psychology / Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy, Transpersonal psychologyMORE",
  "BuyLink1": null,
  "BuyLink2": null,
  "BuyLink3": null
}

🎯 Use Cases

• Build a structured research dataset organized by Keyword, BookTitle, and BookSubtitle.
• Analyze source content and timing through Description, Author, and Published.
• Use BookURL, BuyLink1, and BuyLink2 to audit source records or feed verified pages into downstream workflows.
• Segment and compare records using Publisher, Language, and Format.

🐙 Why Octoparse

• Built for Google Books: The automation submits Keyword (up to 10 per run), processes the returned search-result pages, follows matching detail pages, and writes structured rows including Keyword, BookURL, BookTitle, and BookSubtitle.
• Inputs match the workflow: The form uses Keyword (up to 10 entries).
• Fields stay connected: Google Books Scraper returns BookTitle, BookURL, Description, Keyword, and BookSubtitle in the same structured dataset.
• Ready for repeat use: After Google Books Scraper runs locally or in the cloud, schedule eligible tasks and export the rows for spreadsheets, dashboards, APIs, or AI workflows.

📝 Input

Complete the following fields:

• Keyword (Required) — Enter a list of keywords for searching on Google Books. Up to 10 entries per run.

🚀 How to Use

1. Open Google Books Scraper and click Try it!.
2. Complete Keyword using the formats and limits shown in the Input section.
3. Choose a local or cloud run in Octoparse and start the task.
4. Review fields such as BookTitle, BookURL, and Description, then export the rows in the format you need.

💡 Tips

• Start with a focused Keyword so the first run is easy to review before widening the search.
• Keep Keyword in the export so every row can be traced to its originating input or page.

❓ FAQ

How many entries can Google Books Scraper accept in Keyword per run?

Enter up to 10 values in Keyword per run.

Which Google Books pages does Google Books Scraper process?

The workflow is configured for search-result pages and detail pages and returns fields such as BookTitle, BookURL, Description, and Keyword.

What can I use data from Google Books Scraper for?

Build a structured research dataset organized by Keyword, BookTitle, and BookSubtitle.

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