Open Library API
GET /api/things endpoint removal
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Open Library API has deprecated the GET /api/things endpoint without a shutdown date. It is part of the legacy JSON API, which is currently preserved for backward compatibility. Once removed, requests to this endpoint will fail.
Calls it hits
GET /api/things
What to use instead of these calls
Use the Search API (/search.json) or the Works, Editions and Authors APIs (/works/{id}.json, /books/{id}.json, /authors/{id}.json) instead.
In Open Library API's words
Legacy JSON API is deprecated and preserved for backward compatibility.
Facts
- API
- Open Library API
openlibrary.org - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Open Library API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Open Library API deprecated GET /api/things without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: Open Library API has not given a shutdown date yet.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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