How can I lookup data about a book from its barcode number? [closed]

Answer 1

There's a very straightforward web based solution over at ISBNDB.com that you may want to look at.

Edit: Updated API documentation link, now there's version 2 available as well

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You can be up and running in just a few minutes (these examples are from API v1):

• register on the site and get a key to use the API

• try a URL like:

  http://isbndb.com/api/books.xml?access_key={yourkey}&index1=isbn&results=details&value1=9780143038092

The results=details gets additional details including the card catalog number.

As an aside, generally the barcode is the isbn in either isbn10 or isbn13. You just have to delete the last 5 numbers if you are using a scanner and you pick up 18 numbers.

Here's a sample response:

  
    
      
      
      Amy Tan, 
      Penguin (Non-Classics)