What is the edition view API, edition.php?

edition.php is another simple API provided by Library Genesis to allow you to view details of a file object for a given ID.

Technical information on edition view API:

URL: {site_url}/edition.php?id={id}
site_url: https://libgen.lc or other mirror sites.
id: The ID of the edition object.
Response format: Edition detail in HTML document.

Here are some examples on how to use the edition.php API.

1. View edition details in a browser by typing this URL: "https://libgen.lc/edition.php?id=32149882".

2. Download edit details in HTML code:

fyicenter$ curl -L 'https://libgen.lc/edition.php?id=32149882'

...
<p><strong>Series: </strong><a href="/series.php?id=1">2913   </a> <i> iss. 1</i></p>
<p><strong>Title: </strong>One Hour's Sleep: Three Dreams</p>
<p><strong>Author(s): </strong>Alfred Stieglitz</p>
<p><strong>Year: </strong>1915</p>
<p><strong>Pages: </strong>3--</p>
<p><strong>DOI:</strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.2307/25311768">10.2307/25311768</a></p>
<p><strong>DOI owner: </strong>JSTOR</p>
<p><strong>JSTOR Stable ID: </strong>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/25311768">25311768</a></p>
<p><strong>Edition ID:</strong> 32149882 </p> 
<p><strong>Added:</strong> 2014-08-09 08:56:11 </p>
...

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