This system has been deprecated and is no longer supported.
Buyback API
The Buyback API is setup to return results in either XML or JSON format. The structure of the request is:
http://www.peprbooks.com/api/v1/buyback.php?apikey={{your_api_key_here}}&isbn={{isbn}}&returnKind={{returnKind}}&includebookmetadata={{boolean}}
An example request would look like this:
http://www.peprbooks.com/api/v1/buyback.php?apikey=Public
&isbn=9780134290553
&returnKind=xml
&includebookmetadata=false
&timeout_ms=10000
&isbn=9780134290553
&returnKind=xml
&includebookmetadata=false
&timeout_ms=10000
Definitions:
Input | Values | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
apiKey | unique per user | Required | This identifies the request as coming from your account. |
isbn | 10 or 13 digit | Required | ISBN Value |
returnKind | xml / json | Optional | Pick which kind of output you prefer (defaults to XML if not specified). |
includebookmetadata | true / false | Optional | Include title, author, etc. Defaults to false if not specified. |
timeout_ms | milliseconds | Optional | Specify how many milliseconds to wait for remote data before processing. |
Example XML Results:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <PeprBooks> <inputs> <isbn>9780321695987</isbn> <returnKind>xml</returnKind> </inputs> <accountData> <creditsAvailable>2404</creditsAvailable> </accountData> <results> <result> <display_name>Amazon Trade-In</display_name> <pepr_source_id>1</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/amazon.gif</logo_url> <price>65.00</price> <url><![CDATA[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321695984/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=peprbooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0321695984]]></url> </result> <result> <display_name>BlueRocketBooks</display_name> <pepr_source_id>2</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/bluerocketbooks.gif</logo_url> <price>32.45</price> <url><![CDATA[http://www.bluerocketbooks.com/addbooks.php?isbns=9780321695987&rid=47]]></url> </result> <result> <display_name>K12BookBuyer</display_name> <pepr_source_id>5</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/k12bookbuyer.jpg</logo_url> <price>29.95</price> <url><![CDATA[http://www.k12bookbuyer.com/addbooks.php?isbns=9780321695987&rid=46]]></url> </result> <result> <display_name>CKY Books</display_name> <pepr_source_id>6</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cky_books_logo_height30px.png</logo_url> <price>29.50</price> <url>http://www.ckybooks.com/a/showOffers.php?forms%5Bisbn%5D%5B%5D=9780321695987</url> </result> <result> <display_name>Powells Books</display_name> <pepr_source_id>8</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/powells29.png</logo_url> <price>0</price> <url><![CDATA[http://www.powells.com/partner/36658/sellonline?p_sb_c&isbn_list=9780321695987]]></url> </result> <result> <display_name>Textbooks.com</display_name> <pepr_source_id>9</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/textbooks_logo.png</logo_url> <price>41.00</price> <url>http://www.textbooks.com/BuyBack-Search.php?bb_isbns=9780321695987</url> </result> <result> <display_name>BookJingle</display_name> <pepr_source_id>11</pepr_source_id> <logo_url>http://peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com/images/book_jingle.png</logo_url> <price>30.09</price> <url/> </result> </results> </PeprBooks>
{"inputs":{"isbn":"9780321695987","returnKind":"json"},"accountData":{"creditsAvailable":2406},"results":[{"display_name":"Amazon Trade-In","pepr_source_id":1,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/amazon.gif","price":"65.00","url":"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0321695984\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=peprbooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0321695984"},{"display_name":"BlueRocketBooks","pepr_source_id":2,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/bluerocketbooks.gif","price":32.45,"url":"http:\/\/www.bluerocketbooks.com\/addbooks.php?isbns=9780321695987&rid=47"},{"display_name":"K12BookBuyer","pepr_source_id":5,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/k12bookbuyer.jpg","price":29.95,"url":"http:\/\/www.k12bookbuyer.com\/addbooks.php?isbns=9780321695987&rid=46"},{"display_name":"CKY Books","pepr_source_id":6,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/cky_books_logo_height30px.png","price":"29.50","url":"http:\/\/www.ckybooks.com\/a\/showOffers.php?forms%5Bisbn%5D%5B%5D=9780321695987"},{"display_name":"Powells Books","pepr_source_id":8,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/powells29.png","price":0,"url":"http:\/\/www.powells.com\/partner\/36658\/sellonline?p_sb_c&isbn_list=9780321695987"},{"display_name":"Textbooks.com","pepr_source_id":9,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/textbooks_logo.png","price":"41.00","url":"http:\/\/www.textbooks.com\/BuyBack-Search.php?bb_isbns=9780321695987"},{"display_name":"BookJingle","pepr_source_id":11,"logo_url":"http:\/\/peprbooks.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/book_jingle.png","price":"30.09","url":null}]}
Amazon Data API
This API call has been deprecated. Use MegaMWS.com instead.
Meta Data API
This API call has been deprecated. Use MegaMWS.com instead.