bunken (文献) API

REST API for bunken (文献) - a Chrome extension to download ebooks directly from Goodreads.

Run it locally

npm i
npm run dev

Documentation

Sources

Currently the API has the option to search four sources:

Endpoints

The endpoints for each of them are as follows:

Library Genesis - /libgen
Library Genesis - /libgen/fiction
Memory Of The World - /motw
Open Library - /openlibrary

Parameters

All of the endpoints have the same parameters but different strict rules:

Library Genesis:
- title - Title of the book to be searched (Required)
- isbn - ISBN Code of the book (Required; 'null' if not available)
Library Genesis Fiction:
- title - Title of the book to be searched (Required)
Memory Of The World:
- title - Title of the book to be searched (Required)
Open Library:
- title - Title of the book to be searched (Required)
- isbn - ISBN Code of the book (Required; 'null' if not available)

Example

A sample request would look something along the lines of: https://api.bunken.tk/libgen?title=Meditations&isbn=9780140449334

Response Object

The response object would contain an array of ebook objects A sample response object looks like:

[{
    title: "Meditations ",
    link: "http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=5a7d04c411aea3cf8d360f0aead1187a",
    author: "Marcus Aurelius, Martin Hammond, Diskin Clay",
    cover_img: "http://libgen.is/covers/391000/5a7d04c411aea3cf8d360f0aead1187a-d.jpg",
    downloads: [{
            format: "pdf",
            link: "http://libgen.is/get.php?md5=5a7d04c411aea3cf8d360f0aead1187a"
        }
    ]
},
{
    title: "Meditations ",
    link: "http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=6acd847c7ba985f3e656ac7e8290d7d7",
    author: "Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), Martin Hammond, Diskin Clay",
    cover_img: "http://libgen.is/covers/749000/6acd847c7ba985f3e656ac7e8290d7d7-d.jpg",
    downloads: [
        {
            format: "pdf",
            link: "http://libgen.is/get.php?md5=6acd847c7ba985f3e656ac7e8290d7d7"
        }
    ]
},
{
    title: "Meditations ",
    link: "http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=d92d9c44d9e5df9b9c414a70f46ecfae",
    author: "Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), Martin Hammond, Diskin Clay",
    cover_img: "http://libgen.is/covers/776000/d92d9c44d9e5df9b9c414a70f46ecfae-d.jpg",
    downloads: [
        {
            format: "pdf",
            link: "http://libgen.is/get.php?md5=d92d9c44d9e5df9b9c414a70f46ecfae"
        }
    ]
}]

How to contribute

Help contribute by using it, finding bugs and opening issues. Pull requests are also appreciated!

Extension repository available at laxyapahuja/bunken.

laxyapahuja/bunken-api