Books, book covers and related data
The Penguin Random House Rest Services provides data about books, authors, and events, allowing searches and details retrieval for each.
import requests
url = "https://reststop.randomhouse.com/resources/authors"
params = {
"lastName": "Grisham"
}
auth = ("testuser", "testpassword") # Using tuple for basic auth
try:
response = requests.get(url, params=params, auth=auth)
response.raise_for_status() # Raise an exception for HTTP errors
print(response.json()) # Or response.text if XML is expected
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")Last 50 checks (10 min intervals)