Are reviews no longer available in the API

[Swanand]

We are using the API to display reviews on our site.
e.g. API request url:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/title?f... Secrets of Vesuvius Roman Mysteries Book 2&author=Caroline Lawrence&sort=date&text_only=true

This used to return the reviews in xml node in the past, but it seems it is no longer returned and only a link for embedding a good reads page in iframe is available. Is that correct or do we need to access the API differently?

[Michael]

Hey, we sent an email about this, that maybe you didn't get it:



Dear Goodreads API developer,

PLEASE TAKE NOTE as we are making a significant change to the Goodreads API.

We will be removing text reviews from our API, effective Jan 1, 2012. We will, however, continue to provide text reviews via our iframe reviews widget.

To include Goodreads reviews on your website, please switch to using the iframe widget as soon as possible: http://www.goodreads.com/api/reviews_...

The iframe reviews widget is far easier to implement and maintain and will ensure that you are always showing the most up-to-date and relevant reviews for a book. You can pass in the URL to a stylesheet to customize the look and feel of the iframe reviews widget.

If you are only using Goodreads reviews in a compiled mobile app (iPhone app, Android app, Windows mobile app, etc) you may request permission to continue using the API to retrieve reviews. To request permission, please email support@goodreads.com with a link to your app and a brief description. Please note that in this case, the review content must not be accessible via a webpage.

We understand that this change may add development work that you weren't planning on, and for that we apologize. We believe this change is in the best interests of developers, Goodreads, and consumers, and we appreciate your cooperation during this transition.

Thank you.