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Douban Books (book.douban.com) Access Skill

This skill provides structured access to Douban Books, one of China's largest book information platforms.

Features

📚 Book Details (get_book)

Retrieve comprehensive book information including:

• Title and author(s)
• Rating and number of ratings
• ISBN, publisher, publication date
• Price, page count, binding
• Cover image URL
• Summary/description

🏢 Publisher Catalog (get_press_books)

List all books from a specific publisher with:

• Book title, cover, rating
• Publication info (author, year, price)
• Pagination support

✍️ Author Bibliography (get_author_books)

List all works by an author with:

• Book title, cover, rating
• Publication year
• Sort by time or rating
• Pagination support

🔍 Search (search)

Search for books by keyword (may require authentication for full results)

Usage Examples

Get a specific book

params = {
    "function": "get_book",
    "subject_id": "1770782"  # The Kite Runner
}

Browse publisher's catalog

params = {
    "function": "get_press_books",
    "press_id": "2291",  # People's Publishing House
    "page": 1
}

List author's works

params = {
    "function": "get_author_books",
    "author_id": "4572453",
    "sortby": "time"  # or "score"
}

Search books

params = {
    "function": "search",
    "query": "追风筝的人",
    "start": 0
}

ID Extraction

IDs can be extracted from Douban URLs:

• Subject ID: book.douban.com/subject/1770782/ → 1770782
• Press ID: book.douban.com/press/2595 → 2595
• Author ID: book.douban.com/author/4572453/ → 4572453

Response Structure

All responses include:

• success: Boolean indicating if the request succeeded
• error: Error message if success is false
• Function-specific data fields

Book Detail Response

{
  "success": true,
  "subject_id": "1770782",
  "title": "追风筝的人",
  "rating": "8.9",
  "rating_count": 827434,
  "author": "卡勒德·胡赛尼",
  "publisher": "上海人民出版社",
  "isbn": "9787202061644",
  "price": "29.00元",
  "pages": "362",
  "cover_url": "https://...",
  "summary": "..."
}

List Response (Press/Author)

{
  "success": true,
  "books": [
    {
      "subject_id": "1770782",
      "title": "追风筝的人",
      "url": "https://book.douban.com/subject/1770782/",
      "cover_url": "https://...",
      "rating": "8.9",
      "pub_info": "卡勒德·胡赛尼 / 上海人民出版社 / 2006-5 / 29.00元"
    }
  ],
  "current_page": 1,
  "total_pages": 15
}

Limitations

• Search functionality may redirect to login for some queries
• Some rare books may have limited information
• Rating data is user-generated and changes over time
• Rate limiting may apply for heavy usage