# BookWalker — Wrapped API

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> Search and browse Japanese ebooks including manga and light novels on BookWalker Japan, with access to book details, rankings, category listings, and autocomplete suggestions. Discover new titles through curated rankings and explore the full catalog by category.

**Category:** Marketplaces | **Website:** [bookwalker.jp/](https://bookwalker.jp/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/e897c34e-7b41-4e4a-ad67-62da650668ef/bookwalker-jp-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/e897c34e-7b41-4e4a-ad67-62da650668ef/bookwalker-jp-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### autocomplete

Retrieve search suggestions from BookWalker's autocomplete API. Returns up to 10 matching series and book titles with their type, series/item ID, and category. Useful for validating search terms before a full search.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `term` | string | Yes | Search term for autocomplete suggestions. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/autocomplete \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"term":"<string>"}'
```

### get_book_details

Fetch full metadata for a single book by its UUID. Returns structured details including title, authors, publisher, price, rating, description, category, series information, and cover image URL. The UUID is found in search results or ranking entries.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `uuid` | string | Yes | Book UUID (from search_books or get_rankings results). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/get_book_details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"uuid":"<string>"}'
```

### get_category_books

Browse books on a category landing page. Returns multiple named sections (e.g. new releases, rankings, recommended) each containing a list of books. Sections vary by category and are curated by the site.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | Yes | Category page slug. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/get_category_books \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_rankings

Retrieve ranked book lists by time period and category. Returns up to ~50 books ordered by sales rank. Supports daily, weekly, and monthly periods across genre categories. Each entry includes rank position, title, author, price, rating, and cover image.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Category for rankings. Accepts 'total' for overall, category codes like 'ct2' (manga), 'ct3' (light novel), 'ct1' (literature), or name aliases: 'manga', 'lightnovel', 'novel', 'literature', 'practical'. |
| `period` | string | No | Ranking period: 'daily', 'weekly', or 'monthly'. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/get_rankings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","period":"<string>"}'
```

### search_books

Full-text search over BookWalker's catalog. Returns paginated book results matching the query keyword. Results include series-level entries with price ranges when applicable. Pagination via page number; each page returns up to ~20 results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Category filter code passed as 'ct' parameter to the site search (e.g. 'ct2' for manga). |
| `order` | string | No | Sort order for results. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword (Japanese or English). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-bookwalker-jp-api-e897c34e/search_books \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","order":"<string>","page":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```