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Hardcover

Consume Hardcover API

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Overview

This node integrates with the Hardcover API to perform various operations related to books, authors, lists, publishers, series, editions, and searches. Specifically, for the "List" resource with the "Get List By ID" operation, it retrieves detailed information about a particular list identified by its unique numeric ID. This is useful when you want to fetch metadata or contents of a specific curated list from the Hardcover service.

Practical examples include:

  • Fetching a reading list or book collection by its ID to display or process in your workflow.
  • Integrating list data into other systems such as CRMs, websites, or recommendation engines.
  • Automating updates or notifications based on changes to specific lists.

Properties

Name Meaning
List ID The unique numeric identifier of the list to retrieve.

Output

The node outputs an array of JSON objects where each object corresponds to the result of the operation for one input item. For the "Get List By ID" operation, the json output contains the detailed data of the requested list, including its metadata and possibly the items it contains (depending on the Hardcover API response structure).

No binary data output is indicated for this operation.

Example output structure (simplified):

{
  "id": 123,
  "name": "Sample List",
  "description": "A curated list of recommended books",
  "items": [
    {
      "bookId": 456,
      "title": "Example Book Title",
      "author": "Author Name"
    }
  ],
  ...
}

Dependencies

  • Requires an active connection to the Hardcover API via an API key credential configured in n8n.
  • The node depends on internal helper functions (executeResourceOperation) to handle the API request logic.
  • No additional external dependencies are indicated beyond the Hardcover API access.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues:

    • Invalid or missing List ID: Ensure the List ID provided is a valid number and corresponds to an existing list in Hardcover.
    • Authentication errors: Verify that the API key credential is correctly set up and has necessary permissions.
    • Network or API downtime: Check network connectivity and Hardcover API status if requests fail unexpectedly.

  • Error messages:

    • If the list is not found, the node may throw an error indicating the resource does not exist.
    • On authentication failure, expect errors related to invalid credentials.

To resolve these, double-check input parameters, credential configuration, and API availability.

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