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Google Books API

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Google Books API
================

[](#google-books-api)

Google Books API for PHP >= 5.3.0. It currently only supports searching a specific book by ISBN.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
$query = '084930315X';  // 10 or 13 digits ISBN

$book = new GoogleBooks\GoogleBooks($key);

if ($book->searchByISBN($query))
{
    // success
    $title = $book->getTitle();
}
else
{
    // error
}
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

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