# ForgeMesh Library — Sociology Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library — Sociology 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 curated public-domain sociology books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval, requiring no API key.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/sociology
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-sociology-shelf-5759ec0a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7hHEM8oy43HiZWTLtmp7U

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## 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-sociology-shelf-5759ec0a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 20 public-domain sociology books from the ForgeMesh library shelf so I can see what classics are available to read for free?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain sociology titles with navigation routes for further full-text reading — particularly when you want recognized classics like The Souls of Black Folk, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, or Democracy in America. Prefer it over generic book APIs when you specifically want sociology-scoped, public-domain works with no licensing friction. Use sibling endpoints on library.forgemesh.io for other genres (poetry, history, science, plays, horror).

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds 50 — server may cap or return an error
- limit parameter is zero or negative — may return empty list or error
- network/payment failure via x402 micropayment protocol — call does not complete
- endpoint temporarily unavailable — no books returned

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Sociology — 729 public-domain books including The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks, Anarchism and Other Essays. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain sociology books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), each entry including title, author, and drill-down routes that can be used for subsequent full-text retrieval calls. No license or authentication is required to access the results.

## 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 Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks",
    "author": "Vatsyayana",
    "book_id": 27827,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 35282
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Sociology",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

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