<h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">LibraryThing APIs</h1> <table class="apistable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="/thingology/2006/06/introducing-thingisbn_14.php"><img src="/pics/thingISBN.gif" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: left;" height="43" width="135"></a></td> <td><b>thingISBN</b> takes an ISBN and returns a list of ISBNs from the same "<a href="/concepts#works">work</a>" (ie., other editions and translations). Uses the same format as OCLC's xISBN. To use thingISBN, point your browser at a URL like this, replacing the ISBN as appropriate: <a href="http://www.librarything.com/api/thingISBN/0441172717">http://www.librarything.com/api/thingISBN/0441172717</a>. Examples and more details <a href="/thingology/2006/06/introducing-thingisbn_14.php">here</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/thingology/2006/08/introducing-thingtitle-api.php"><img src="/pics/thingTitle.gif" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: left;" height="43" width="128"></a></td> <td><b>thingTitle</b> takes a title and returns a list ISBNs from the most likely LibraryThing "work," the LibraryThing title and a link to the LibraryThing work page. Examples and more details <a href="/thingology/2006/08/introducing-thingtitle-api.php">here</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/thingology/2006/08/thinglang.php"><img src="/pics/thingLang.gif" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: left;" height="43" width="128"></a></td> <td><b>thingLang</b> takes an ISBN and returns the language of the book, using language codes from MARC records, and from the Group Identifiers embedded at the start of the ISBN format. Results are in the form of a three letter <a href="http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/langascii.html">MARC language code</a>. Examples and more details <a href="/thingology/2006/08/thinglang.php">here</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>