LIVE API

Book of the Day API

Get information about a featured book each day including title, author, publication year, image, and a detailed description.

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GET https://book.freeapi.me/

{
  "book": {
    "book": "Happy Land",
    "author": "Dolen Perkins-Valdez",
    "publicationYear": 2025,
    "image": "https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/23/happy-land_sq-270ef08b0a9f59355fb7103e14932b92e1af7e3d.jpg?s=3000&c=66&f=jpg",
    "date": "2025-04-24",
    "description": "When Nikki travels to visit her grandmother in western North Carolina, she expects answers about her family's history. But instead, she uncovers her connection to the Kingdom of the Happy Land, a community of formerly enslaved people..."
  }
}

Documentation

Base URL

https://book.freeapi.me/

All API requests should be made to this endpoint. HTTPS is required for all API calls.

Request Methods

The Book of the Day API accepts GET requests only.

Parameters

This API does not accept any query parameters. A simple GET request to the base URL will return the current Book of the Day.

Example Requests

# Get the Book of the Day
curl https://book.freeapi.me/
// Get the Book of the Day
fetch('https://book.freeapi.me/')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
import requests

# Get the Book of the Day
response = requests.get('https://book.freeapi.me/')
data = response.json()
print(data)
// Get the Book of the Day
$response = file_get_contents('https://book.freeapi.me/');
$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

Response Format

The API returns a JSON object containing the Book of the Day and related details nested under a "book" key. 

{
  "book": {
    "book": "Happy Land",                // string | The title of the book
    "author": "Dolen Perkins-Valdez",    // string | The author of the book
    "publicationYear": 2025,             // number | The year the book was published
    "image": "https://media.npr.org/...", // string | URL to the book cover image
    "date": "2025-04-24",                // string | The date (YYYY-MM-DD) this book was featured
    "description": "When Nikki travels to..." // string | A detailed description of the book
  }
}

Key Response Properties

  • book.book - The title of the featured book for the day.
  • book.author - The author of the book.
  • book.publicationYear - The year the book was published.
  • book.image - A URL to the book's cover image.
  • book.date - The date (YYYY-MM-DD) for which this book is featured.
  • book.description - A detailed description of the book, often including its premise and context.

Error Responses

The API may return the following error responses:

  • 403 Forbidden - Returned if the request is made over HTTP instead of HTTPS.
  • 500 Internal Server Error - Returned if the service encounters an unexpected error or cannot fetch data from the upstream source. The response body may contain more details in a JSON format: `{"error": "...", "details": "..."}`.