# GDZ OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/gdz-oai-pmh/  
**Provider:** University of Göttingen — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-gottingen/  
**Base URL:** https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/oai2/  
**Documentation:** https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/

GDZ OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting is one of 7 APIs that [University of Göttingen](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-gottingen/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include OAI-PMH, Metadata, Digital Library, and Harvesting. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

OAI-PMH 2.0 harvesting interface for the Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum, operated by SUB Göttingen on the university's own domain. Verified live on 2026-08-30: Identify names the repository "GDZ - OAI Frontend" with adminEmail gdz@sub.uni-goettingen.de, earliestDatestamp 1998-03-01, and disseminates oai_dc and METS/MODS. Sets are GDZ collections such as dc_thaer-bibliothek and dc_blumenbachiana. No key, no registration, no observed rate limit.

## Operations (1)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/oai2/` | Issue an OAI-PMH 2.0 request |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-gottingen/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-gottingen-gdz-oai-pmh-openapi.yml
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-gottingen/refs/heads/main/examples/university-of-gottingen-gdz-oai-identify-example.json
- **Documentation** — https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-gottingen/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other University of Göttingen APIs (6)

- [eDiss Göttingen OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/ediss-oai-pmh/)
- [SUB Göttingen IIIF Image and Presentation](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/sub-iiif/)
- [Georg-August-Universität Göttingen SAML Identity Provider](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/identity-provider/)
- [GRO.data (Göttingen Research Online) Research Data Repository](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/grodata/)
- [Stud.IP Learning Management REST and JSON:API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/studip/)
- [SUB Göttingen Library Catalogue (GUK)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-gottingen/opac/)

## Tags

OAI-PMH, Metadata, Digital Library, Harvesting

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