Good Reads Books Bot

Good Reads Books Bot

@goodreadsbooksbot
FreeEN

Look up any book on Goodreads.com and get its details sent to your Telegram chat — a straightforward search companion, not a download tool. Free.

Key features

  • Searches GoodReads.com/books by title or author
  • Returns book details inside the Telegram chat
  • Simple conversational search, no inline syntax needed
  • Public metadata only, no personal account required

What Good Reads Books Bot does

Good Reads Books Bot does exactly what its own about text says: it searches GoodReads.com/books and returns the details inside Telegram. Send a title or author, and it pulls back the matching book information from Goodreads' public catalog — enough to identify the right edition, check what it is about, and see how it is generally received, without opening a browser. As a straightforward companion bot rather than an inline tool, it works in a private chat where you type a query and get a response, which suits people who prefer a normal conversation flow over inline search syntax. It shares the same core idea as other Goodreads-search bots in this category — public metadata lookup, no downloads, no personal account sync — just delivered through a different interaction style. Being a smaller, community-built project rather than an official Goodreads product, treat its scraped data as generally reliable but not guaranteed to be perfectly up to date with the live site; for anything time-sensitive, cross-check against Goodreads directly.

How to start

  1. Open @goodreadsbooksbot and send /start
  2. Send a book title or author name
  3. Read the returned book details

Pricing and limits

Free

Pros / Cons

  • Simple conversational search, easy to use
  • No account or personal data needed
  • Small community project, data freshness not guaranteed
  • No inline mode, must message the bot directly

Score breakdown

CriterionWeightPoints
Functionality255 / 10
Reliability & speed155 / 10
Popularity & trust153 / 10
Price & free tier1010 / 10
Usability107 / 10
Safety & privacy109 / 10
Freshness54 / 10
Localization53 / 10
No intrusive ads59 / 10
Score10058.0

How we rank

FAQ

Is this an official Goodreads bot?

No, it is an independent community project that searches Goodreads' public catalog, not an official Goodreads product.

Does it work inline, like typing @goodreadsbooksbot in another chat?

Not confirmed — message the bot directly in a private chat for the best results.

Technical details

  • Inline mode
  • Mini App
  • Works in groups
  • Works in channels
  • Accepts voice
  • Accepts files
  • Requires phone number
  • Requires registration
  • Shows ads
  • Works in Russia without VPN

Checked September 4, 2026 · Updated September 5, 2026 · Report a problem