Volume: get
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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
volumeId
string
ID of volume to retrieve.
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.
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Last updated 2024-06-26 UTC.
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