# iDiscover library discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE) — TENANT

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/idiscover-primo/  
**Provider:** University of Cambridge — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-cambridge/  
**Base URL:** https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/discovery/search?vid=44CAM_INST:44CAM_PROD  
**Documentation:** https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/idiscover

iDiscover library discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE) — TENANT is one of 12 APIs that [University of Cambridge](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-cambridge/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Library, Discovery, Tenant, Ex Libris, and Primo.

Cambridge's library discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE. idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk is a CNAME to cam.primo.exlibrisgroup.com -> eu00.primo.exlibrisgroup.com, and the landing URL redirects to /discovery/search?vid=44CAM_INST:44CAM_PROD — an Ex Libris tenant view identifier, not a Cambridge endpoint. The catalogue data is Cambridge's; the contract, the API surface and the engineering are Ex Libris'. Recorded here as a relationship so the institutional fact is not lost, and deliberately NOT saved as a Cambridge contract — a generic Primo/Alma spec attributed to an institution is exactly the misattribution this profile exists to prevent.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Website** — https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/idiscover
- **x-tenant-host** — https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/

## Other University of Cambridge APIs (11)

- [Raven Authentication (OAuth2 / OpenID Connect)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/raven/)
- [Cambridge API Gateway (Card / Student / HR)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/gateway/)
- [Apollo Institutional Repository API (DSpace)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/apollo/)
- [University of Cambridge group API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-group-api/)
- [University of Cambridge ibis API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-ibis-api/)
- [University of Cambridge institution API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-institution-api/)
- [University of Cambridge person API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/university-of-cambridge-person-api/)
- [Cambridge Shibboleth Identity Provider (SAML 2.0 metadata)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/shibboleth-idp/)
- [Apollo OAI-PMH metadata harvesting endpoint](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/apollo-oai-pmh/)
- [Cambridge Digital Library IIIF APIs](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/cudl-iiif/)
- [Symplectic Elements research information system — TENANT](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-cambridge/elements-symplectic/)

## Tags

Library, Discovery, Tenant, Ex Libris, Primo

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