WorldCat API

OCLC WorldCat APIs for bibliographic data, including xISBN/xISSN/xOCLCNUM identifier services, Search API, and Metadata API. Provides access to library catalog data, ISBN/ISSN conversions, and bibliographic records.

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Base URL: https://www.worldcat.org/api/
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Endpoints: 9
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CORS: unknown

Links

Homepage: https://www.oclc.org/developer/
API Base: https://www.worldcat.org/api/

Topics

DATABASE, KNOWLEDGE, SCHOLARLY_PUBLISHING

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /identities/find Find WorldCat Identities — — —
GET /identities/search/{database} Search identities database — — —
GET /webservices/catalog/content/isbn/{isbn} Get bibliographic record by ISBN — — —
GET /webservices/catalog/content/{oclcNumber} Get bibliographic record by OCLC number — — —
GET /webservices/catalog/search/sru Search WorldCat using SRU/CQL — — —
GET /webservices/catalog/search/worldcat/opensearch Search WorldCat using OpenSearch — — —
GET /webservices/xid/isbn/{isbn} Get metadata or editions for an ISBN — — —
GET /webservices/xid/issn/{issn} Get metadata or related ISSNs — — —
GET /webservices/xid/oclcnum/{oclcnum} Get metadata for an OCLC number — — —