`get_book`

Pack: books · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp

Get full details for a book by ISBN. Returns title, author, publication date, description, ratings, and availability status.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`isbn`	string	yes	ISBN-10 or ISBN-13

Example call

Arguments

{
  "isbn": "9780451524935"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_book","arguments":{"isbn":"9780451524935"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_book', {
  "isbn": "9780451524935"
});

Response shape

Always returns: title, publish_date, number_of_pages, subjects, description, cover_url, author_keys

Field	Type	Description
`title`	string	Book title
`publish_date`	string \| null	Publication date
`number_of_pages`	number \| null	Number of pages
`subjects`	array	Up to 10 subject tags
`description`	string \| null	Book description or summary
`cover_url`	string \| null	Cover image URL
`author_keys`	array	Open Library author keys

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Book title"
    },
    "publish_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publication date"
    },
    "number_of_pages": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of pages"
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Up to 10 subject tags"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Book description or summary"
    },
    "cover_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Cover image URL"
    },
    "author_keys": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Open Library author keys"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "publish_date",
    "number_of_pages",
    "subjects",
    "description",
    "cover_url",
    "author_keys"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "books": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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