Audible Scrapper

A hobby project to automate the extraction of Audible book information for easy entry into your personal database.

Overview

This tool takes an Audible book URL, cleans it, extracts relevant information, and prints it as a flattened array. The output can be pasted directly into your database using the companion script, PasteArray.ahk, by pressing Alt+q.

Features

• Accepts an Audible book URL as input.
• Extracts and flattens book information (e.g., title, author, narrator, length, release date, etc.).
• Automatically copies the values array to your system clipboard.
• Outputs the data in both formatted JSON and flattened array formats.
• Integrates with PasteArray.ahk for quick database entry.

Requirements

• Node.js (recommended: latest LTS version)
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• AutoHotkey installed (for PasteArray.ahk)

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/audible-scrapper.git
   cd audible-scrapper

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Install AutoHotkey:

   • Make sure AutoHotkey is installed.

Usage

1. Run the scrapper:

   node audible-scrapper.js --url="<audible-book-url>"

2. The values array is automatically copied to your clipboard! 🎉

   • Look for the success message: ✓ Values array copied to clipboard!
   • The array is now ready to be pasted directly into PasteArray.ahk

3. Set up AutoHotkey:

   • Open PasteArray.ahk and replace the array on line 5 with your copied values.
   • Launch PasteArray.ahk (double-click the file or run it with AutoHotkey).

4. Paste into your database:

   • With PasteArray.ahk running, press Alt+q to paste the array into your database entry form.

Example

> node audible-scrapper.js --url="https://www.audible.com/pd/example-book"

Or

> node audible-scrapper.js
Audible link: https://www.audible.com/pd/example-book

Output:

{
    "title": "The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy",
    "author": "Arik Kershenbaum",
    "narrator": ["Samuel West"],
    "link": "https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Zoologists-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-Audiobook/0593394380",
    "category": "Science & Engineering",
    "publisher": "Penguin Audio",
    "date": "2021/03/16",
    "genre": [
        "Animals",
        "Biological Sciences",
        "Evolution",
        "Evolution & Genetics",
        "Science",
        "Animal Behavior"
    ]
}

Values array: ["The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy","Arik Kershenbaum","Samuel West","https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Zoologists-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-Audiobook/0593394380","Science & Engineering","Penguin Audio","2021/03/16","Animals","Biological Sciences","Evolution","Evolution & Genetics","Science","Animal Behavior"]
✓ Values array copied to clipboard!