Search Hardcover for metadata

GET

/api/hardcover/search

Run a free-text search against Hardcover and return up to 5 normalized metadata candidates. Used by the UI when auto-fetched metadata is wrong or missing — the user picks a result to autofill the edit form.

Parameters

Query Parameters

q*

Search query — title, author, ISBN, or any combination

Type

string

Required

Min Length

2

Max Length

200

Responses

Search results (may be empty)

Content-Type

application/json

{

  

"results": [

  

  

{

  

  

  

"source": "string",

  

  

  

"normalized": "string",

  

  

  

"confidence": 0

  

  

}

  

]

}

GET

/api/hardcover/search

Samples