# ForgeMesh Library – German Fiction Translations into English Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – German Fiction Translations into English Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a ranked list of up to 244 public-domain German fiction books translated into English, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/german-fiction-translations-into-english
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-german-fiction-translations-into-english-shelf-866564b3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WHdP9v73bKzeEVXugtwd1

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-library-german-fiction-translations-into-english-shelf-866564b3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you show me a list of public-domain German fiction books translated into English — give me up to 30 results so I can browse what's available?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need a curated, ranked list of public-domain German fiction books translated into English. Prefer it over full-text search when you want to browse the catalog rather than search for specific passages or topics. It covers 244 titles and provides drill-down routes for further full-text retrieval, making it ideal for catalog discovery tasks.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting more than 50 books returns only up to the 50-book maximum
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not processed correctly results in 402 error
- Invalid limit parameter type (non-integer) may cause a 400 error
- Network or service unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: German fiction -- Translations into English — 244 public-domain books including The Goose Man, The magic ring, Vol. 1 (of 3), The magic ring, Vol. 3 (of 3). Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 244 (default 20, max 50) public-domain German fiction books translated into English, including titles like The Goose Man and The Magic Ring, along with drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text of each book.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "The Goose Man",
    "author": "Wassermann, Jakob",
    "book_id": 25345,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 13917
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "German fiction -- Translations into English",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-german-fiction-translations-into-english-shelf-866564b3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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