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get_author Read-only

One author's biography, life dates, page address and books.

authorstring, required

The author's id or slug.

Tools (7)

get_author

One author's biography, life dates, page address and books.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
author*	string	The author's id or slug.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The author's id or slug."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_book

One book's details: title, author, subject, language, description, a passage of its text, its page address and related books.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
book*	string	The book's id or slug, as search_books, list_books or get_author return them.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "book"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "book": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The book's id or slug, as search_books, list_books or get_author return them."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_books

Browse published books by subject, author or language, newest, most read or by title. Use list_subjects for subject ids and search_authors for author ids.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
page	integer	Page of results, from 1.
sort	string
language	string	Language of the books: hy Armenian, ru Russian, en English.
per_page	integer
author_id	integer	Author id from search_authors or get_author.
subject_id	integer	Subject id from list_subjects.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of results, from 1."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "new",
        "popular",
        "title"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "new"
    },
    "language": {
      "enum": [
        "hy",
        "ru",
        "en"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Language of the books: hy Armenian, ru Russian, en English."
    },
    "per_page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "author_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Author id from search_authors or get_author."
    },
    "subject_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Subject id from list_subjects."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_libraries

The directory of libraries in Armenia that ELIB lists: name, city, address, phone, website, opening hours and map position.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
city	string	Only libraries in this city (e.g. Yerevan, Gyumri).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only libraries in this city (e.g. Yerevan, Gyumri)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_subjects

Every subject that has books, with its id and how many books it holds, largest first.

read-only

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_authors

Find authors by name (Armenian, Russian or Latin spelling). Without a query, lists the authors with the most books.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
page	integer	Page of results, from 1.
query	string	Part of the author's name.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of results, from 1."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Part of the author's name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_books

Search the whole library: titles, authors and descriptions (Latin transliteration works too), then the books' full text. Returns up to 20 books a page, best match first, each with the passage that matched.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
page	integer	Page of results, from 1.
query*	string	Words to look for, in any language or script.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of results, from 1."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Words to look for, in any language or script."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}