Google Play Book Store API

Api Details

Endpoint GET https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search

Description Retrieve comprehensive user profile including basic info, account status and optional permission sets.

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Request

HTTP Request

cURL

curl -X GET "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" \
  -d "engine=google_play_books" \
  -d "q=Coffee" \
  -d "no_cache=false" \
  -d "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import requests

params = {
    "engine": "google_play_books",
    "q": "Coffee",
    "no_cache": "false",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", params=params)
print(response.json())

Node.js

const axios = require('axios');

const params = {
  engine: "google_play_books",
  q: "Coffee",
  no_cache: "false",
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
};

axios.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", { params })
  .then(response => console.log(response.data));

HTTP

GET /search?engine=google_play_books&q=Coffee&no_cache=false&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY HTTP/1.1
Host: serpapi.abcproxy.com

PHP

<?php
$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
$response = $client->get('https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search', [
    'query' => [
        'engine' => 'google_play_books',
        'q' => 'Coffee',
        'no_cache' => 'false',
        'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    ]
]);
echo $response->getBody();

Golang

package main

import (
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
    "log"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", nil)
    
    q := req.URL.Query()
    q.Add("engine", "google_play_books")
    q.Add("q", "Coffee")
    q.Add("no_cache", "false")
    q.Add("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    log.Println(string(body))
}

C#

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        var client = new HttpClient();
        var query = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
        query["engine"] = "google_play_books";
        query["q"] = "Coffee";
        query["no_cache"] = "false";
        query["api_key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        var response = await client.GetAsync(
            $"https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search?{query}"
        );
        Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
    }
}

Java

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String url = "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" +
            "?engine=google_play_books" +
            "&q=Coffee" +
            "&no_cache=false" +
            "&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
        conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
        
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
            new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream())
        );
        String response = in.lines().collect(Collectors.joining());
        System.out.println(response);
    }
}

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API Parameters

Search Query

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
q	string	No	Parameter defines the query you want to search in Google Play Books Store.	coffee

Localization

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
gl	string	No	Parameter defines the country to use for the Google Play search. It's a two-letter country code. (e.g., us (default) for the United States, uk for United Kingdom, or fr for France). You can find the full list of Google Play country availability here: Google Play Countries. Afterwards, head to the Google countries page page for a two-letter country code.	us
hl	string	No	Parameter defines the language to use for the Google Play search. It's a two-letter language code. (e.g., en (default) for English, es for Spanish, or fr for French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages.	en

Google Play Categories

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
books_category	string	No	Parameter defines the books store category. Head to the Google Play store Books Categories for a full list of supported Google Play Books store categories.	coll_1665

Advanced Google Play Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
price	string	No	Parameter is used for sorting items by price. It should be used only in combination with the q parameter. It can be set to: 1 - Free 2 - Paid	-
age	string	No	Parameter defines age subcategory. age works, and should only be used with books_category=coll_1689 (Children's books) It can be set to: AGE_RANGE1 - Ages up to 5 AGE_RANGE2 - Ages 6-8 AGE_RANGE3 - Ages 9-12 The default value for age is: - All ages up to 12	-

Pagination

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
next_page_token	string	No	Parameter defines the next page token. It is used for retrieving the next page results. It shouldn't be used with the section_page_token, see_more_token, and chart parameters.	-
section_page_token	string	No	Parameter defines the section page token used for retrieving the pagination results from individual sections. This parameter is a safer version of see_more_token, and is found in every row you can paginate into. It shouldn't be used with the next_page_token, see_more_token, and chart parameters	-
chart	string	No	Parameter is used for showing top charts. It can return up 50 results. Each store contains different charts which require different values for retrieving results. To get the value of a specific chart you can use our Google Play Apps Store API JSON output: chart_options[index].value (e.g. chart=topselling_free). It shouldn't be used with the section_page_token, see_more_token, and next_page_token parameters	-
see_more_token	string	No	Parameter defines the see more token used for retrieving the pagination results from individual sections It is usually found in next page results. It shouldn't be used with the section_page_token, next_page_token, and chart, parameters	-

Serpapi Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
engine	string	Yes	Set parameter to google_play_books to use the Google Play Books API engine.	google_play_books
no_cache	boolean	No	Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Play Books results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month. It can be set to false (default) to allow results from the cache, or true to disallow results from the cache.	trueorfalse
api_key	string	Yes	Parameter defines the SerpApi private key to use.	-

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Response

Success 200

Response Body

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "raw_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/a936a964911723a3/c7634d6f-99e9-4d2a-9a1a-3698efa2e81e.html",
    "xray_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/a936a964911723a3/c7634d6f-99e9-4d2a-9a1a-3698efa2e81e.xray",
    "total_time_taken": "7.4163",
    "id": "c7634d6f-99e9-4d2a-9a1a-3698efa2e81e",
    "json_endpoint": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/a936a964911723a3/c7634d6f-99e9-4d2a-9a1a-3698efa2e81e.json",
    "created_at": "2025-04-02 16:17:14",
    "google_news_url": "https://play.google.com/store/search?c=books&q=coffee"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_play_books",
    "no_cache": true,
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "q": "coffee"
  },
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "title": "E-book",
      "items": [
        {
          "title": "The World Atlas of Coffee: 2nd edition",
          "link": "/store/books/details/James_Hoffmann_The_World_Atlas_of_Coffee?id=wqxaDwAAQBAJ",
          "rating": "4.6",
          "thumbnail": "https://play.google.com/books/publisher/content/images/frontcover/wqxaDwAAQBAJ?fife=w256-h256"
        },
        {
          "title": "How to make the best coffee at home: Sunday Times bestseller from world-class barista",
          "link": "/store/books/details/James_Hoffmann_How_to_make_the_best_coffee_at_home?id=hedeEAAAQBAJ",
          "rating": "4.6",
          "thumbnail": "https://play.google.com/books/publisher/content/images/frontcover/hedeEAAAQBAJ?fife=w256-h256"
        },
        {
          "title": "Coffee & Tea Cookbook",
          "link": "/store/books/details/Gooseberry_Patch_Coffee_Tea_Cookbook?id=8QAYgPc0NDIC",
          "rating": "3.8",
          "thumbnail": "https://play.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/8QAYgPc0NDIC?fife=w256-h256"
        },
        "..."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Audio books",
      "items": [
        {
          "rating": "4.0",
          "thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/ZEf_kCIGPz4mIIzgIrqSDC0AE0tVHIvzeCvbXC4bqz4yd_6DFxLgmpUqW5UfsAS_81atv9Kem4vzszw=s256-rw",
          "title": "Hard Tack and Coffee: or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life",
          "link": "/store/audiobooks/details/John_D_Billings_Hard_Tack_and_Coffee?id=AQAAAIBYBG6EJM"
        },
        {
          "title": "Coffee Shop Marketing: 17 Unique Marketing Strategies, Providing Plenty Of Tips, Tricks, Ideas, And Ad Copy Examples",
          "link": "/store/audiobooks/details/Ehsan_Zarei_Coffee_Shop_Marketing?id=AQAAAEASxnSGdM",
          "rating": "5.0",
          "thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/M5_EV6UtwnOAWvn_xEKuAqZ41TL-Y6t_LjRCHENz5Uybt1H_lFTDL3pT4GB9EkFMzByhxF7sods_aA=s256-rw"
        },
        {
          "thumbnail": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/-Bu_AnIQDeCvJ_ZI9gE_BQJBulFwT6CYBA21B-SJxIceiFhsHP4oFoqwT3KggqdioUaGIY_Y85xg-ms=s256-rw",
          "title": "History of Coffee",
          "link": "/store/audiobooks/details/Blake_Carson_History_of_Coffee?id=AQAAAEAKfnU-bM",
          "rating": "0.99"
        },
        "..."
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
search_metadata	object	Contains timing and status information
search_parameters	object	Contains query parameters and search context
organic_results	object[]	OrganicResults

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Error Responses

Common Errors

HTTP Status	Error Code	Description
200	400	API Key can not be empty
200	401	Param error
200	402	Api key error
200	403	Insufficient Balance
200	404	Deduction failed
200	405	Failed to record usage count
200	406	Unsupported engine
200	407	Network error
200	408	File not found
200	409	Limit param error
200	410	Build url error
200	411	Failed to QueryRecentRecord
200	412	Failed to find json
200	413	Get html error
200	414	HTML is empty
200	429	Too many request

Error Example

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "API Key can not be empty"
}

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