Restmancer API - Books

This page documents the available REST endpoints for fetching mock book data such as title, author, genre, and published year.

GET `/api/books`

Returns fake book data. You can filter by genre, limit the number of records, or select specific fields.

Optional Query Parameters:

genre – Genre type (e.g., Fantasy).
limit – Number of books to return.
fields – Comma-separated list of fields (e.g. title,author,publishedYear).

Examples:

Fields Available

id
title
author
genre
publishedYear
pages
publisher
description
cover
availableCopies

You can customize the book response by controlling fields and limit.

Example: GET /api/books?fields=title,author,publishedYear&limit=3

import requests

url = "https://restmancer.vercel.app/api/books"
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

fetch("https://restmancer.vercel.app/api/books")
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

const axios = require("axios");

axios.get("https://restmancer.vercel.app/api/books")
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error(error);
  });

curl "https://restmancer.vercel.app/api/books"