What is Library Genesis API?

Library Genesis API is a Web interface that allows you to search and retrieve data objects from Library Genesis.

Technical information on Library Genesis API:

URL: {site_url}/json.php?{param_list}
site_url: https://libgen.lc or other mirror sites
Response format: JSON 

Supported parameters in "param_list" are:

• object - Required. Specifies the data object type code: a, s, p, e, f, w (respectively - authors, series, publishers, editions, files, works).
• topic - Optional. Specifies the topic code: l, c, m, a, s, f, r corresponding to libgen, comics, magazines, articles, standards, fiction, rus (fiction).
• ids - Optional. Specifies a list of object ids separated by commas.
• id_start - Optional. Specifies the starting value of an object id range.
• id_end - Optional. Specifies the ending value of an object id range.
• timefirst - Optional. Specifies the starting value of a time range.
• timelast - Optional. Specifies the ending value of a time range.
• mode - Optional. Time range code: last, modified (last added or modified, respectively).
• md5 - Optional. Specifies the MD5 hash value for a "files" object.
• doi - Optional. Specifies the DOI value for an "editions" object.
• isbn - Optional. Specifies the ISBN value for an "editions" object.
• fields - Optional. Specifies field names (separated by commas) to be retrieved. Supported field names are different for different data object types. See data object tutorials for more details.
• addkeys - Optional. Specifies additional fields to be retrieved, using field keys (separated by commas). See data object tutorials for more details.
• limit1 - Optional. Specifies starting row of matched result to be retrieved.
• limit1 - Optional. Specifies numbers of rows of matched result to be retrieved.

Note that this api (/json.php) does not support full-text search. You only retrieve data objects with given ID or date ranges.

For more details, see "Library Genesis API".

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