---
name: "fetch-ebook-metadata"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "calibre"
version: "9.14.0-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fetch-ebook-metadata"
---

# fetch-ebook-metadata(1)

fetch-ebook-metadata Fetch book metadata from online sources. You must specify at least one of title, authors or ISBN. Whenever you pass arguments to fetch-ebook-metadata that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

## NAME

fetch-ebook-metadata - fetch-ebook-metadata

```
fetch-ebook-metadata [options]
```

Fetch book metadata from online sources. You must specify at least one of title, authors or ISBN.

Whenever you pass arguments to **fetch-ebook-metadata** that have spaces in them, enclose the arguments in quotation marks. For example: "/some path/with spaces"

## \[OPTIONS\]

- **--allowed-plugin, -p**

  Specify the name of a metadata download plugin to use. By default, all metadata plugins will be used. Can be specified multiple times for multiple plugins. All plugin names: Google, Google Images, Amazon.com, Edelweiss, Open Library

- **--authors, -a**

  Book author(s)

- **--cover, -c**

  Specify a filename. The cover, if available, will be saved to it. Without this option, no cover will be downloaded.

- **--help, -h**

  show this help message and exit

- **--identifier, -I**

  Identifiers such as ASIN/Goodreads id etc. Can be specified multiple times for multiple identifiers. For example: **--identifier** asin:B0082BAJA0

- **--isbn, -i**

  Book ISBN

- **--opf, -o**

  Output the metadata in OPF format instead of human readable text.

- **--timeout, -d**

  Timeout in seconds. Default is 30

- **--title, -t**

  Book title

- **--verbose, -v**

  Print the log to the console (stderr)

- **--version**

  show program**'**s version number and exit

## Author

Kovid Goyal

## Copyright

Kovid Goyal