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Client libraries make it easy to use the Books API in your favorite language!
Books API client libraries
We have developed a client library written specifically for the Books API.
Google API client libraries
We also offer generic Google API client libraries that you can use with Books API.
The Google API client libraries, which are available in a number of popular programming languages, make it easy to use the Books API.
In the following tables, the first column shows each library's stage of development (note that
some are in early stages), and links to documentation for the library. The second column links to
available samples for each library.
These early-stage libraries are also available:
Featured samples
Often, the easiest way to learn how to use an API is to look at sample code. The tables above provide links to some basic samples for each of the languages shown. This section highlights some additional interesting samples for the Books API.
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Last updated 2025-03-17 UTC.
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The second column links to\navailable samples for each library.\n\n| Documentation | Samples |\n| [Google API Client Library for Java](https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/java/) | [Java samples](/api-client-library/java/apis) |\n| [Google API Client Library for JavaScript](/api-client-library/javascript/start/start-js) | [JavaScript samples](/api-client-library/javascript/samples/samples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for .NET](/api-client-library/dotnet/get_started) | [.NET samples](/api-client-library/dotnet/apis) |\n| [Google API Client Library for Objective-C for REST](https://github.com/google/google-api-objectivec-client-for-rest) | [Objective-C samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-objectivec-client-for-rest/tree/master/Examples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for PHP ()](/api-client-library/php) | [PHP samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-php-client/tree/master/examples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for Python (v1/v2)](/api-client-library/python) | [Python samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-python-client/tree/master/samples) |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n\nThese early-stage libraries are also available:\n\n| Documentation | Samples |\n| [Google APIs Client Libraries for Dart (beta)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/googleapis) | [Dart samples](https://github.com/dart-lang/googleapis_examples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for Go ()](https://github.com/google/google-api-go-client) | [Go samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-go-client/tree/master/examples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for Node.js (alpha)](https://github.com/google/google-api-nodejs-client/) | [Node.js samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-nodejs-client/tree/master/samples) |\n| [Google API Client Library for Ruby (alpha)](/api-client-library/ruby/start/get_started) | [Ruby samples](https://github.com/google/google-api-ruby-client-samples) |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n\nFeatured samples\n----------------\n\nOften, the easiest way to learn how to use an API is to look at sample code. The tables above provide links to some basic samples for each of the languages shown. This section highlights some additional interesting samples for the Books API.\n\n| Language | Featured samples | API version |\n| Java | - **[Books Search Command Line App](https://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/source/browse?repo=samples#hg%2Fbooks-cmdline-sample)** Source code for a sample command line app which performs book searches via the Books API. | 1.0 |\n|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e"]]
