# Ex Libris Primo / Alma Library Discovery (01VAN_INST)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/primo-discovery/  
**Provider:** Vanderbilt University — https://apis.io/providers/vanderbilt/  
**Base URL:** https://vanderbilt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com  
**Documentation:** https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/

Ex Libris Primo / Alma Library Discovery (01VAN_INST) is one of 10 APIs that [Vanderbilt University](https://apis.io/providers/vanderbilt/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Library, Discovery, Ex Libris, Primo, and Alma.

Vanderbilt's library discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE with the institution code 01VAN_INST and view vanui. catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu is a CNAME to vanderbilt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com, so the platform, the software and the contract are Ex Libris'. Vanderbilt's tenancy is real and is recorded here; the vendor's API contract is not saved under this institution. The Alma OAI endpoint for 01VAN_INST returned 403 — live but not open.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Website** — https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/

## Other Vanderbilt University APIs (9)

- [Vanderbilt Television News Archive API](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/television-news-archive/)
- [Vanderbilt Libraries SPARQL Endpoint](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/sparql/)
- [Vanderbilt Institutional Repository (VUIR)](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/institutional-repository/)
- [Vanderbilt Institutional Repository OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/institutional-repository-oai-pmh/)
- [Vanderbilt Okta Identity Provider (OneVU)](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/onevu-identity/)
- [Vanderbilt Microsoft Entra ID Tenant](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/entra-identity/)
- [VUIR Shibboleth Service Provider](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/shibboleth-service-provider/)
- [Crossref Membership — Vanderbilt University Library](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/crossref-member/)
- [ROR Registration — Vanderbilt University](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/ror/)

## Tags

Library, Discovery, Ex Libris, Primo, Alma, Vendor Tenancy

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/vanderbilt/primo-discovery/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/vanderbilt/.