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How to Scrape Goodreads with Node.js: Book Search, Rating Distributions, Reviews, Author Lists, and a Ratings Tracker (2026)

Goodreads is still where most readers log what they read, so it's where the numbers are: how many people rated a book, how those ratings split across one to five stars, what the most-liked reviews say, and which of an author's books carry their reputation.

  • Goodreads no longer has an official API, making scraping necessary
  • Goodreads Terms of Use strictly prohibit data collection and mining, scraping against its policies

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