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Google Books Scraper: Machine Learning Titles + Prices

Comparing machine learning books to buy? Get Google Books titles, list price, and rating side by side so you can spot the editions worth your money.

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How it works

  1. 1
    Open it on Apify

    Hit Run on Apify — it opens the tool in the cloud, no install.

  2. 2
    Set the inputs

    Adjust source, query, maxItems (sensible defaults are pre-filled).

  3. 3
    Click Run

    The tool runs on Apify’s cloud and collects the data for you.

  4. 4
    Export the results

    Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pipe straight into your app, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.

Inputs

FieldWhat it doesType
sourceWhich book catalog to search. Google Books returns descriptions and prices; Open Library is purely bibliographic. Output is normalized identically for both.string
queryKeywords to search for, e.g. "clean code", "the hobbit", or "isbn:9780132350884". Required.string
maxItemsMaximum number of unique books to return. Results are paginated automatically and deduplicated by ISBN (or title + author).integer
notionConnectorOptional. Write each result as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, then pick it here. Leave empty to skip (default) — results are always saved to the dataset regardless.string
notionParentIdOptional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your workspace instead.string

What you get

A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:

authorsaverageRatingcategoriescoverImagedescriptiondetailsisbnlanguagepageCountpricepublishedDatepublisherqueryratingsCount

Export every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.

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