Library of Congress

Library of Congress Resources API

The Resources API from Library of Congress — 1 operation(s) for resources.

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Operations 1

GET /resource/{resourceId}/ Get Resource #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Library of Congress loc.gov JSON Resources API
  description: The loc.gov JSON API returns structured JSON or YAML representations of Library of Congress online collections, items, and search results. Append fo=json (or fo=yaml) to most loc.gov URLs to receive a structured response describing the page or resource.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Library of Congress
    url: https://www.loc.gov/apis/
servers:
- url: https://www.loc.gov
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Resources
paths:
  /resource/{resourceId}/:
    get:
      operationId: getResource
      summary: Get Resource
      description: Retrieve a digitized resource record.
      tags:
      - Resources
      parameters:
      - name: resourceId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fo
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Resource'
components:
  schemas:
    Resource:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        files:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                type: string
                format: uri
              mimetype:
                type: string