Is there an API for Book Riot?

Book Riot does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for bookriot.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Book Riot data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bookriot.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Book Riot account?

No. Every Book Riot action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Book Riot API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Entertainment

Book Riot API

bookriot.com

Book Riot - book recommendations, articles, book lists, and topic pages.

Actions: 3
Category: Entertainment
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Book Riot API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_bookriot_author_archive.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_bookriot_author_archive",
    "params": {
      "author_slug": "carolina-ciucci"
    }
  }'

3 actions on bookriot.com

Read

Author Archive
act_bookriot_author_archiveread1 credit / call
Returns an author archive page with their published articles, titles, urls, and dates.
author_slug
string · required
category_slug
string
referer
string
Book List Article
act_bookriot_book_list_articleread1 credit / call
Returns a curated book-list or feature article with recommended titles, authors, and body.
article_slug
string · required
referer
string
Homepage Article Feed
act_bookriot_homepage_article_feedread1 credit / call
Returns the homepage feed with latest posts, featured articles, titles, and excerpts.

Book Riot API questions

Is there an API for Book Riot?: Book Riot does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for bookriot.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Book Riot data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bookriot.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Book Riot account?: No. Every Book Riot action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Book Riot API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.