# Books API . bookshelves

## Instance Methods

Returns the volumes Resource.

Close httplib2 connections.

Retrieves metadata for a specific bookshelf for the specified user.

Retrieves a list of public bookshelves for the specified user.

### Method Details

`close()`

    Close httplib2 connections.

`get(userId, shelf, source=None, x__xgafv=None)`

    Retrieves metadata for a specific bookshelf for the specified user.

    Args:
      userId: string, ID of user for whom to retrieve bookshelves. (required)
      shelf: string, ID of bookshelf to retrieve. (required)
      source: string, String to identify the originator of this request.
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        {
      "access": "A String", # Whether this bookshelf is PUBLIC or PRIVATE.
      "created": "A String", # Created time for this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
      "description": "A String", # Description of this bookshelf.
      "id": 42, # Id of this bookshelf, only unique by user.
      "kind": "A String", # Resource type for bookshelf metadata.
      "selfLink": "A String", # URL to this resource.
      "title": "A String", # Title of this bookshelf.
      "updated": "A String", # Last modified time of this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
      "volumeCount": 42, # Number of volumes in this bookshelf.
      "volumesLastUpdated": "A String", # Last time a volume was added or removed from this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
    }

`list(userId, source=None, x__xgafv=None)`

    Retrieves a list of public bookshelves for the specified user.

    Args:
      userId: string, ID of user for whom to retrieve bookshelves. (required)
      source: string, String to identify the originator of this request.
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        {
      "items": [ # A list of bookshelves.
        {
          "access": "A String", # Whether this bookshelf is PUBLIC or PRIVATE.
          "created": "A String", # Created time for this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
          "description": "A String", # Description of this bookshelf.
          "id": 42, # Id of this bookshelf, only unique by user.
          "kind": "A String", # Resource type for bookshelf metadata.
          "selfLink": "A String", # URL to this resource.
          "title": "A String", # Title of this bookshelf.
          "updated": "A String", # Last modified time of this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
          "volumeCount": 42, # Number of volumes in this bookshelf.
          "volumesLastUpdated": "A String", # Last time a volume was added or removed from this bookshelf (formatted UTC timestamp with millisecond resolution).
        },
      ],
      "kind": "A String", # Resource type.
    }