# library.forgemesh.io — Curated Shelf: AP (Public-Domain Books)

> library.forgemesh.io — Curated Shelf: AP (Public-Domain Books) is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a ranked list of up to 2511 public-domain books from the 'AP' curated shelf, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/ap
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-io-curated-shelf-ap-public-domain-books-4fffb644
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_SUGYoS7zMFaUjL1EvLCHx

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 library-forgemesh-io-curated-shelf-ap-public-domain-books-4fffb644 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you show me up to 30 books from the AP public-domain library shelf — things like The Strand Magazine and Chambers's Edinburgh Journal — so I can browse what's available?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain books specifically from the AP shelf (including historical periodicals like The Strand Magazine, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, and Golden Days), and want drill-down access to full texts without any API key. Prefer over full-text search when you want to browse the entire shelf rather than query by keyword.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting limit above 50 may return an error or be capped
- Network or payment (x402) failure returns no results
- Shelf may return fewer than requested if corpus is smaller than limit

## How this service works

Curated shelf: AP — 2511 public-domain books including The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, February 1904, No. 159., Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852, Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891. 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 books from the AP shelf (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), including titles, publication metadata, and drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No authentication required.

## 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 Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, February 1904, No. 159.",
    "author": "Various",
    "book_id": 47642,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 40098
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "AP",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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