Penguin Publishing
Books
Books, book covers and related data
No keyCORSHTTPS
British National Bibliography
Books
Checked 4 days ago: not responding
API key
Not required
HTTPS
Not supported
Browser calls
Unconfirmed
Status
Failing · 0/100
What our checks found
- Health score
- 0/100
- Reliability
- 0%
- Average latency
- 0ms
Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.
How to call it
A starting template for British National Bibliography. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.
# No authentication required.
curl -s "http://bnb.data.bl.uk/ENDPOINT" \
-H "Accept: application/json"This API is served over plain HTTP. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so you will need a server-side call.
Where this listing comes from
Aggregated from one public source (public-apis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
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British National Bibliography — common questions
Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.
Is British National Bibliography free to use?
British National Bibliography is listed in our free catalogue and required no credential when we called it. It needs no authentication at all, so you can send a request without signing up. Free tiers can still carry rate limits or non-commercial terms, so check the provider's own terms before shipping.
Does British National Bibliography need an API key?
No. We called British National Bibliography on 2026-09-18 with no key, no token and no Authorization header, and it responded. That is what puts it in our no-key collection.
Can I call British National Bibliography from browser JavaScript?
We could not confirm CORS support for British National Bibliography. Test it from a browser before relying on it client-side; if the request succeeds in curl but fails in the console, CORS is the reason.
Is British National Bibliography still working?
Not at our last check on 2026-09-18. British National Bibliography did not respond successfully, which is why it is marked as down here. This may be temporary; we re-check on a schedule and the badge above reflects the most recent run.
Is British National Bibliography available over HTTPS?
No. British National Bibliography was only reachable over plain HTTP when we checked. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so this will fail in production unless you call it from a server instead.