backup-goodreads

This is a Python script for backing up your reviews, shelves and statuses from Goodreads. It is based on both bjaanes/goodreads-backup and alexwlchan/backup-goodreads.

Installation

This script requires Python 3. Create a virtualenv and install dependencies:

$ virtualenv env
$ source env/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

You need to set up three things before you can use the script:

1. Make your Goodreads reviews public. This script only uses the basic API, not OAuth, and so private reviews can't be backed up.
2. Get your Goodreads user ID. This is the 8-digit number in the URL of your profile page. For example, if your user page is https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12345678-john-smith, then your user ID is 12345678.
3. Get a developer API key from the Goodreads website.

Usage

Run the script, passing your user ID and API key as command-line flags:

$ python backup_goodreads.py --user-id=12345678 --api-key=abcdefg123

Alternatively, these details can be set using keyring. See its documentation for how this is done.

To see other options, run with the --help flag:

   $ python backup_goodreads.py --help

License

This script is licensed under the MIT license.