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Use Google Books with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search and explore millions of books on Google Books. find titles, authors, reviews, previews and full text from any AI agent.

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Complete set · 8 capabilities

The complete Google Books capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Google Books.

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Google Books.

  1. 01

    Get my bookshelf volumes

    Each volume includes title, authors, publisher, description and image links. Requires an OAuth 2.0 token. Optionally set maxResults (1-40). List books in the authenticated user's bookshelf

  2. 02

    Get my bookshelves

    Each bookshelf includes its ID, title, volume count and accessibility. Requires an OAuth 2.0 token (the API key alone is not sufficient for private shelves). List the authenticated user's bookshelves

  3. 03

    List bookshelf volumes

    Each volume includes title, authors, publisher, description, page count, categories and image links. Useful for browsing curated reading lists. Optionally set maxResults (1-40). List books in a public bookshelf

  4. 04

    Search books

    Supports powerful search operators: intitle: (search in title only), inauthor: (search by author), inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:, lccn:, oclc:. Use quotes for exact phrase matching ("the great gatsby") and - to exclude terms. Optionally set maxResults (1-40), startIndex for pagination, filter (free-ebooks, paid-ebooks), language restriction, order by (relevance, newest) and print type (books, magazines). Search for books on Google Books

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Google Books.

  1. 05

    Get book

    Requires the Google Books volume ID (found from search results). Get detailed info for a specific book by volume ID

  2. 06

    Get bookshelf

    Returns the shelf title, description, volume count, accessibility and self-link. Shelf IDs are numeric (e.g. "0", "1", "2") or named (e.g. "favorites", "purchased"). Get a specific public bookshelf

  3. 07

    Get volume by isbn

    Returns the book details including title, authors, publisher, description, page count and image links. Useful for quickly finding a specific edition when you have the ISBN. This is equivalent to using search_books with the isbn: operator but returns a single result directly. Look up a book by its ISBN number

  4. 08

    List bookshelves

    Each bookshelf includes its ID, title, volume count, accessibility (public/private) and description. Useful for discovering reading lists and curated collections. List public bookshelves for a Google Books user

Observed, not estimated

887ms average. Fast in production.

Google Books is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1058ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
722ms
Slowest day
1058ms
14-day trend
Slowing+13%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 8 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Google Books, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Google Books. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Google Books Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_co60rvmC1C5Q52p5k2E0yKIksBt6d34tKhjRgGkE/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Google Books capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-books-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_co60rvmC1C5Q52p5k2E0yKIksBt6d34tKhjRgGkE/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Google Books owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I get a Google Books API key?

    Go to Google Cloud Console, create or select a project, enable the Books API and create credentials (API key). Copy the key. it starts with AIzaSy.

  • 02

    What search operators are supported?

    Google Books supports powerful operators: intitle: (search title only), inauthor: (search author), inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:, lccn:, oclc:. Use quotes for exact phrases ("the great gatsby") and - to exclude terms. Example: intitle:gatsby inauthor:fitzgerald.

  • 03

    Can I access free ebooks?

    Yes! Use the filter parameter with free-ebooks to get only freely available books. Many public domain works are available as full text PDFs. You can also use the download parameter set to epub to find books available for download.

  • 04

    Can I browse my personal bookshelves?

    Yes! Use get_my_bookshelves and get_my_bookshelf_volumes to access your personal reading lists. Note that these endpoints require OAuth 2.0 authentication, not just an API key. Shelf IDs 0-9 represent default shelves like favorites, purchased and reviewed.

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