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POWER BI API ISBN NUMBERS

I'm trying to set up an API (bit of a newbie here with API on Power BI) to go to the ISBN website and retrieve data against a column of ISBN numbers in a table in Power BI.

 

Is this possible.?  Easy to set up.?

Can i retrieve data based on ISBN numbers i hold in a table.?

I have Power BI dekstop version and admin rights...

 

Any pointers / links or guidance would be hugely appreciated 🙂

@Anonymous @ISBnLight 

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lbendlin
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which of the many ISBN search services are you planning to use?  What's the expected frequency of your requests?

 

let
    #"HTML Code" = Web.BrowserContents("https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9781324003991"),
    #"Imported Text" = Lines.FromText(#"HTML Code"),
    #"Removed Top Items" = List.Skip(#"Imported Text",34),
    #"Kept First Items" = List.FirstN(#"Removed Top Items",7)
in
    #"Kept First Items"

lbendlin_0-1669505767088.png

 

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