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ForgeMesh Library — Novels Shelf
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ForgeMesh Library — Novels Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain novels with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Novels — 18424 public-domain books including Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Pride and Prejudice, A Room with a View. 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 50 public-domain novels, each with metadata (title, author) and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text of each book. Default limit is 20 if not specified.
Example use cases
Curating a reading list for students
“Pull up a list of 20 classic public-domain novels I can recommend to my literature students — titles like Pride and Prejudice or Frankenstein that are freely available.”
Building a book discovery feature
“Fetch up to 50 public-domain novels from the ForgeMesh library so I can display a ranked catalog of classic fiction titles on my app.”
Browsing classics for a personal reading challenge
“Show me the top 25 public-domain novels available — I want to pick a few classics I haven't read yet, like A Christmas Carol or Frankenstein.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/novelsWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain novels specifically (as opposed to history texts, gothic fiction, plays, or other genre shelves available on the same service). Prefer this over generic web search when you want structured, pre-vetted book metadata with built-in full-text drill-down routes and no licensing concerns. Best suited when the user wants classic fiction titles broadly rather than a specific genre sub-shelf.
Side effects
- Invalid limit value (e.g. exceeding 50 or non-integer) may return a validation error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 error
- Service unavailability returns a 5xx error
- Empty or null limit defaults to 20 rather than erroring
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale",
"author": "Melville, Herman",
"book_id": 2701,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 160099
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Novels",
"coverage": {
"target": 61015,
"indexed": 61015
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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