Free eBook Scraper
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Free eBook Scraper
No credit card required
Explore and Download Free eBooks - Find and download a wide selection of free eBooks from Project Gutenberg. Search by keywords and language preferences. Discover literary gems in multiple formats.
You can access the Free eBook Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1# Set API token
2API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
3
4# Prepare Actor input
5cat > input.json << 'EOF'
6{
7 "search": "book",
8 "startUrls": [
9 {
10 "url": "https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/recent/last7"
11 },
12 {
13 "url": "https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/titles/h"
14 }
15 ],
16 "maxItems": 5,
17 "extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",
18 "proxyConfig": {
19 "useApifyProxy": true
20 }
21}
22EOF
23
24# Run the Actor using an HTTP API
25# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2
26curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~gutenberg-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
27 -X POST \
28 -d @input.json \
29 -H 'Content-Type: application/json'Free eBook Data Extractor API
Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the Free eBook Scraper Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference .
Run Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~gutenberg-scraper/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation .
Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~gutenberg-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation .
Get Actor
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~gutenberg-scraper?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation .
Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the Free eBook Scraper API programmatically via the Apify API.
You can choose from:
You can start Free eBook Scraper with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actor endpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The Free eBook Scraper is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.
When the Free eBook Scraper run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset (storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console .
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