---
title: "editions-scraper"
method: POST
path: "/api/works/editions"
tags: ["works"]
---

# editions-scraper

`POST /api/works/editions`

## Editions Scraper

Scrapes all available editions of a specific book work from its Goodreads editions page using a direct work editions URL. Returns structured metadata about each edition including format, language, publisher, and ISBN details.

---

## Request

**Method:** `POST`  
**URL:** `{{Instance Domain}}/api/works/editions`

### 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 work editions page URL (e.g. `https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/1540236`) |

**Example Body:**

```json
{
  "queryURL": "https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/1540236"
}
```

---

## Response

### 200 Success

Returns a JSON object containing all editions of the specified book work.

```json
{
  "status": "Received",
  "statusCode": 200,
  ...
}
```

### Response Field Descriptions

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| status | string | Human-readable status message |
| statusCode | number | HTTP status code of the scrape operation |
| scrapeURL | string | The Goodreads URL that was scraped |
| editions | array | List of editions of the book |
| editions[].title | string | Title of the edition |
| editions[].format | string | Format of the edition (e.g. Hardcover, Paperback, ebook) |
| editions[].language | string | Language the edition is published in |
| editions[].publisher | string | Publisher of the edition |
| editions[].isbn | string | ISBN identifier for the edition |
| editions[].coverImage | string | URL of the edition cover image |

## Request body

- object
  - `queryURL` string, uri, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `status` string, required
  - `source` string, uri, required
  - `scrapeURL` string, uri, required
  - `book` string, required
  - `bookURL` string, required
  - `author` string, required
  - `authorURL` string, required
  - `firstPublished` string, required
  - `editions` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `cover` string, uri, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `url` string, required
    - `publishDate` string, required
    - `editionInfo` string, required
    - `rating` string, required
    - `ISBN` string, required
    - `ASIN` string, required
    - `editionLanguage` string, required
  - `lastScraped` string, date-time, required

## Changes

- **2026-06-15** `6ef082114b12` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-06-15** `9188f0ce7be6` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-06-15** `6ef082114b12` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/nesaku/apis/api-endpoints/changes/api/works/editions/post.md)

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