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library.forgemesh.io Short Stories (English) Shelf
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library.forgemesh.io Short Stories (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 50 curated public-domain English short story books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Short stories, English — 236 public-domain books including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, The mysterious Mr. Quin, The magic casket. 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 English short story books (e.g. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, The Mysterious Mr. Quin, The Magic Casket), each entry including the book title and a drill-down route that can be used to retrieve the full text of that book.
Example use cases
Discover classic ghost story collections
“I'm in the mood for some spooky classic fiction — can you show me a list of public-domain English short story books from the ForgedMesh library, especially ghost story collections? Give me up to 20 titles.”
Research short fiction for a literature course
“I'm putting together a reading list for a short fiction unit — can you pull the full catalog of public-domain English short story books from the ForgedMesh library, up to 50 titles, so I can pick the best ones?”
Find a specific classic short story anthology
“I remember a book called 'The Mysterious Mr. Quin' being a classic short story collection — can you browse the ForgedMesh public-domain English short stories shelf and see if it's there along with similar titles?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/short-stories-englishWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked catalog of public-domain English short story books and want drill-down routes for full-text access. Prefer this over a full-text search endpoint when you want to browse by genre/shelf rather than search by keyword or query. Choose this over general web search when you need structured, ready-to-use book metadata with retrieval links at a fixed low cost.
Side effects
- limit parameter exceeds 50 — API may return an error or clamp to max
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not provided or rejected — returns 402 Payment Required
- Network timeout or service unavailability — returns 5xx error
- Empty result if shelf index is temporarily unavailable
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": "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary",
"author": "James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)",
"book_id": 8486,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 30049
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Short stories, English",
"coverage": {
"target": 61015,
"indexed": 61015
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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