books.editions.isbn
Look up a book by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 — title, author, publisher, pages, cover image, subjects. 40M+ books (Open Library / Internet Archive)
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What books.editions.isbn does on Apibase
AI agents call books.editions.isbn to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
isbn | string | Yes | ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 to look up (e.g. "9780451524935" for 1984, "0140449132" for The Republic) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why books.editions.isbn is rated Low
Queries bibliographic metadata from Open Library/Internet Archive; no modification, execution, or side effects.
From the tool's definition Look up a book by ISBN; retrieves title, author, publisher, pages, cover image, subjects.
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The rule that runs books.editions.isbn safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For books.editions.isbn, this is the rule to start with:
books.editions.isbn is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every books.editions.isbn call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about books.editions.isbn
Look up a book by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 — title, author, publisher, pages, cover image, subjects. 40M+ books (Open Library / Internet Archive). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
books.editions.isbn accepts 1 parameter: isbn. Required: isbn. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for books.editions.isbn: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
books.editions.isbn is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the books.editions.isbn rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for books.editions.isbn. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
books.editions.isbn is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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