books_bestsellers
Pack: nyt · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nyt/mcp
Get a current New York Times bestselling books list (e.g. hardcover-fiction, hardcover-nonfiction, combined-print-and-e-book-fiction). Returns rank, title, author, description, publisher, and weeks on list. Example: books_bestsellers({ list: “hardcover-fiction” })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
list | string | no | Bestseller list name, e.g. “hardcover-fiction”, “hardcover-nonfiction”, “combined-print-and-e-book-fiction”. Default “hardcover-fiction”. |
_apiKey | string | no | Optional — your own NYT API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nyt/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"books_bestsellers","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nyt": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nyt/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.