Page Summary
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The API method
mylibrary.bookshelves.volumes.listretrieves volume information for volumes on a bookshelf. -
The HTTP request uses a GET method with the URL
https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/mylibrary/bookshelves/shelf/volumes. -
A required parameter
shelfspecifies the bookshelf ID or name, while optional parameters includemaxResults,projection,q,showPreorders,source, andstartIndex. -
The response includes the
kindof resource, the total number of items found intotalItems, and a list of volumes initems.
Gets volume information for volumes on a bookshelf. Try it now .
Request
HTTP Request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/mylibrary/bookshelves/ shelf /volumes
Parameters
shelf
string
maxResults
unsigned integer
projection
string
Acceptable values are:
- "
full" - Includes all volume data. - "
lite" - Includes a subset of fields in volumeInfo and accessInfo.
q
string
showPreorders
boolean
source
string
startIndex
unsigned integer
Request Body
Do not supply a request body with this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure:
{ "kind" : "books#volumes" , "totalItems" : integer , "items" : [ volumes Resource ] }
| Property Name | Value | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
kind
|
string
|
Resource type. | |
totalItems
|
integer
|
Total number of volumes found. This might be greater than the number of volumes returned in this response if results have been paginated. | |
items[]
|
list
|
A list of volumes. |
Try It!
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