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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. imonroe/bookscanner ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) imonroe/bookscanner =================== Scan the barcode on a book, get back data on the book based on ISBN 1.0.4(6y ago)3531MITPHPPHP ^7.0CI failing Since Jul 25Pushed 6y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/imonroe/bookscanner)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/imonroe/bookscanner)[ Docs](https://github.com/imonroe/bookscanner)[ RSS](/packages/imonroe-bookscanner/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (2)Versions (6)Used By (0) bookscanner =========== [](#bookscanner) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ae735e81bfb00a1115f0012a99fed1d4352445cc9b202036af5c47a3cd053a4a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f696d6f6e726f652f626f6f6b7363616e6e65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/imonroe/bookscanner)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/01c286dadbb28098e1d9a3bc4fc35c14c5e8c95885d58c0ee5b5a24111447bc3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f696d6f6e726f652f626f6f6b7363616e6e65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/imonroe/bookscanner) Give Bookscanner a barcode or ISBN number, look it up via the OpenLibrary api (), and then return you a nice PHP array with relevant details. Works with 10-digit or 13-digit ISBNs. It will happily take input from a text field that has been populated by a standard handheld barcode scanner. It will clean it up a little, validate the ISBN with its checksum, and then send a request to the excellent OpenLibrary API via cURL. It will parse the response, and it will return you a PHP array with all the available information. For fields with more that one element, e.g., a book with several authors, the field will be returned as a comma-separated string. Install ------- [](#install) Via Composer ``` $ composer require imonroe/bookscanner ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $isbn_data = imonroe\bookscanner\Bookscanner::get_isbn_data($isbn_string); // from a text input, presumably a scanned barcode $isbn = $isbn_data['isbn']; // formatted ISBN number $info_url = $isbn_data['info_url']; // OpenLibrary URL to information page $title = $isbn_data['title']; // The title of the work $subjects = $isbn_data['subjects']; // A string of subjects, separated by commas $publisher = $isbn_data['publisher']; // The publisher of the work $author = $isbn_data['author']; // The author. If there are multiple, this will be a comma-delimited string $publication_date = $isbn_data['publication_date']; // The date the work was published $number_of_pages =$isbn_data['number_of_pages']; // Number of pages $physical_format =$isbn_data['physical_format']; // A string describing the physical format $thumbnail_url = $isbn_data['thumbnail_url']; // A URL to OpenLibrary's cover thumbnail. ``` Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` $ composer test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Ian Monroe](https://github.com/imonroe) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 59% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure 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. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~213 days Total 5 Last Release 2363d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ~5.6|~7.0 1.0.3PHP ^7.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/afb5927cefc4188816f1829f1c3332f83a18a8badcf42db1befb2d08df3a9cb5?d=identicon)[imonroe](/maintainers/imonroe) --- Top Contributors [![imonroe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1263892?v=4)](https://github.com/imonroe "imonroe (7 commits)") --- Tags barcodeISBNimonroebookscanner ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/imonroe-bookscanner/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/imonroe-bookscanner/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/imonroe-bookscanner) ``` ### Alternatives [mike42/escpos-php PHP receipt printer library for use with ESC/POS-compatible thermal and impact printers 2.7k1.9M22](/packages/mike42-escpos-php)[fale/isbn ISBN library 88524.8k6](/packages/fale-isbn)[barcode-bakery/barcode-1d Generates 1D barcodes from a PHP server to a file or HTML document. 10146.1k1](/packages/barcode-bakery-barcode-1d)[ayeo/gs1_barcode Generate GS1-128 standard barcode 52112.1k](/packages/ayeo-gs1-barcode)[nicebooks/isbn ISBN tools 29336.9k3](/packages/nicebooks-isbn)[bitgrave/barcode-bundle provide barcode rendering service into your Symfony2 application. 25444.0k1](/packages/bitgrave-barcode-bundle) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)