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Books, book covers and related data

BooksAuth: NoneHTTPS: YesCORS: yesStatus: alive

Last verified: November 12, 2026

Reliability

100% uptime: the documentation responded in 5 of 5 checks over the last 30 days. Median response time: 335 ms.

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At a glance

// Fetch the docs page with cURL curl http://www.penguinrandomhouse.biz/webservices/rest/

History

  • November 12, 2026: last health check, responding

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