similar-scraper
similar-scraper
## Similar Scraper
Scrapes similar and related book recommendations from a Goodreads book page using a direct book URL. Returns structured information about books that Goodreads recommends as similar reads.
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## Request
**Method:** `POST`
**URL:** `{{Instance Domain}}/api/similar-scraper`
### Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content-Type | application/json | Indicates the request body is JSON |
### Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| queryURL | string | Yes | The full Goodreads book page URL to scrape similar books from (e.g. `https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907`) |
**Example Body:**
```json
{
"queryURL": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907"
}
```
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## Response
### 200 Success
Returns a JSON object containing a list of similar books scraped from the page.
```json
{
"status": "Received",
"statusCode": 200,
...
}
```
### Response Field Descriptions
| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| status | string | Human-readable status message |
| statusCode | number | HTTP status code of the response |
| similarBooks | array | List of similar/related books recommended on the page |
Request
This endpoint expects an object.
bookID
legacyBookID
Response
OK
status
source
scrapeURL
books
lastScraped

