Is there an API for DOAB?

DOAB does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for doabooks.org. 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 DOAB 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 doabooks.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a DOAB account?

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

What does the DOAB 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.

Research

DOAB API

doabooks.org

DOAB - open-access book directory by subject, with authors, ISBN, DOI, and downloads.

Actions: 5
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the DOAB API

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

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_doabooks_book_detail_full_record",
    "params": {
      "handle_id": "20.500.12854/64126"
    }
  }'

5 actions on doabooks.org

Read

Book Detail Full Record
act_doabooks_book_detail_full_recordread1 credit / call
Returns a book's complete Dublin Core bibliographic record with all metadata fields.
handle_id
string · required
Book Details
act_doabooks_book_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a book's full metadata including title, authors, abstract, DOI, ISBN, and download links.
handle_id
string · required
Featured Books Listing
act_doabooks_featured_books_listingread1 credit / call
Lists recently added featured titles with ID, title, cover image, subject, and link.
Subject Book Listing
act_doabooks_subject_book_listingread2 credits / call
Lists books under a subject category with titles, authors, DOI, dates, and abstracts.
subject_name
string · required
offset
string
rpp
string
Subject Browse Index
act_doabooks_subject_browse_indexread2 credits / call
Lists the A-Z subject taxonomy with book counts and browse links per category.
locale
string · required
offset
string
rpp
string

DOAB API questions

Is there an API for DOAB?: DOAB does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for doabooks.org. 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 DOAB 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 doabooks.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a DOAB account?: No. Every DOAB action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the DOAB 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.