get_book_by_isbn

Pack: open-library · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-library/mcp

Look up a single book by ISBN (10 or 13). Returns title, authors, publishers, publish date, page count, subjects, identifiers, and cover URL.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
isbnstringyesISBN-10 or ISBN-13 (hyphens optional)

Example call

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

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-library": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-library/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 12, 2026