# Library discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo VE tenant)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/library-discovery/  
**Provider:** University of Liverpool — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-liverpool/  
**Documentation:** https://liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44LIV_INST:LIV

Library discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo VE tenant) is one of 14 APIs that [University of Liverpool](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-liverpool/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Library, Discovery, Ex Libris, Primo, and Alma.

Library resource management and discovery on Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE, operated as a Liverpool tenant. Verified 2026-09-01: https://liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44LIV_INST:LIV returns 200, and both liverpool.alma.exlibrisgroup.com and liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com are registered in the UK Access Management Federation as SAML service providers named "University of Liverpool - Alma" and "University of Liverpool - PrimoVE" — under the Ex Libris (UK) Limited entity, not Liverpool's. The Alma and Primo APIs are Ex Libris's and are not saved here; only the tenant relationship is recorded. library.liverpool.ac.uk redirects to OpenAthens (eu.libauth.com/login/saml), and libguides./libanswers.liverpool.ac.uk are Springshare tenants on institution CNAMEs.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-liverpool/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other University of Liverpool APIs (12)

- [University of Liverpool Repository OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/repository-oai/)
- [University of Liverpool Repository EPrints REST](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/repository-rest/)
- [DataCat Research Data Catalogue OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/datacat-oai/)
- [University of Liverpool AD FS OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/adfs-oauth-oidc/)
- [University of Liverpool Shibboleth IdP (UK Access Management Federation)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/identity-federation/)
- [University of Liverpool Microsoft Entra ID tenant](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/entra-tenant/)
- [DataCite repository membership (BL.LPOOL)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/datacite-membership/)
- [ORCID affiliation programme (UK ORCID consortium)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/orcid-membership/)
- [ROR organisation record (04xs57h96)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/ror-record/)
- [Crossref membership via Liverpool University Press (member 2165)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/crossref-membership/)
- [Reading lists (Talis Aspire tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/reading-lists/)
- [Canvas VLE and LTI 1.3 platform (Instructure tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-liverpool/vle-lti/)

## Tags

Library, Discovery, Ex Libris, Primo, Alma, Tenant

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