Open Graph metadata

book:isbn

Provides the book’s International Standard Book Number as a string.

Code examples

Good example
<meta property="book:isbn" content="9783161484100">
A valid ISBN-13 written without display separators.
Good example
<meta property="book:isbn" content="316148410X">
A valid ISBN-10. Open Graph stores the value as a string and does not require ISBN-13.
Avoid this example
<meta property="book:isbn" content="978-3-16-148410-X">
ISBN-13 check digits are numeric, so X makes this value invalid.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Use the Assigned ISBN
    Copy the identifier for the exact edition. Different formats and editions can have different ISBNs.
  • 02
    Verify the ISBN
    Check the digits and checksum against the publisher or ISBN agency record.

Related documentation

Related meta tags

book:author

property

Links a book to an author profile. The value is a URL, and you can repeat the property for multiple authors.

<meta property="book:author" content="https://example.com/authors/margaret-atwood">
Points to the author’s profile page.

book:isbn

property

Provides the book’s International Standard Book Number as a string.

<meta property="book:isbn" content="9783161484100">
A valid ISBN-13 written without display separators.

Records when a book was released. Open Graph defines the value as an ISO 8601 datetime.

<meta property="book:release_date" content="2026-07-04">
An ISO 8601 calendar date when no exact release time is needed.

book:tag

property

Adds a tag word or phrase associated with a book. Repeat the property to provide more than one tag.

<meta property="book:tag" content="Science Fiction">
A clear genre for the book.