Goodreads Is Retiring Its Current API, and Book-Loving Developers Aren’t Happy

Goodreads Is Retiring Its Current API, and Book-Loving Developers Aren’t Happy
‘Now there’s just no point’
Angela Lashbrook
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6 min read·
Dec 17, 2020
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Image: Book Glutton/Flickr
Last week, some Goodreads users received a disappointing message: The popular book tracking website is disabling access to its API for users who haven’t used the product in more than 30 days. The company says it “plans to retire these tools” altogether and that, as of December 8, it…
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Written by Angela Lashbrook
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I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.
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