WorldCat Search Bibliographic Resources API

The Search Bibliographic Resources API from WorldCat — 4 operation(s) for search bibliographic resources.

Operations 4

GET /worldcat/search/brief-bibs Search Brief Bibliographic Resources #
GET /worldcat/search/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber} Retrieve specific Brief Bibliographic Resource #
GET /worldcat/search/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber}/other-editions Retrieve Other Editions related to a particular Bibliographic Resource #
GET /worldcat/search/classification-bibs/{oclcNumber} Retrieve classification reccomendations for an oclcNumber #

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OpenAPI Specification

worldcat-search-bibliographic-resources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: WorldCat Metadata API
  version: 2.0.0
  title: WorldCat Metadata Search Bibliographic Resources API
servers:
- url: https://metadata.api.oclc.org
  description: PROD
security:
- worldcat_metadata_auth:
  - WorldCatMetadataAPI
tags:
- name: Search Bibliographic Resources
paths:
  /worldcat/search/brief-bibs:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Bibliographic Resources
      summary: Search Brief Bibliographic Resources
      description: Search Brief Bibliographic Resources
      operationId: search-brief-bibs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/query'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/deweyNumber'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/datePublished'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldByGroup'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldBy'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldBySymbol'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldByInstitutionID'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/inLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/inCatalogLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/materialType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/catalogSource'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/itemType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/itemSubType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/retentionCommitments'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/spProgram'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/genre'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/topic'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/subtopic'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/audience'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/content'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/openAccess'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/peerReviewed'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/facets'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/groupRelatedEditions'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/groupVariantRecords'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/preferredLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/showHoldingIndicators'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lon'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/distance'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/unit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/orderBy'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/success-brief-bib-search'
        '206':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/success-brief-bib-search'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bib_query_error'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/method-not-supported'
        '406':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-acceptable'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/internal-server-error'
      security:
      - worldcat_metadata_auth:
        - WorldCatMetadataAPI:view_brief_bib
  /worldcat/search/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Bibliographic Resources
      summary: Retrieve specific Brief Bibliographic Resource
      description: Retrieve specific Bibliographic Resource
      operationId: retrieve-brief-bib
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/parameters-oclcNumberAsId'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/success-single-brief-bib'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query. The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
              examples:
                invalid-oclc-number:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid-oclc-number'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-found'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/method-not-supported'
        '406':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-acceptable'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/internal-server-error'
      security:
      - worldcat_metadata_auth:
        - WorldCatMetadataAPI:view_brief_bib
  /worldcat/search/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber}/other-editions:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Bibliographic Resources
      summary: Retrieve Other Editions related to a particular Bibliographic Resource
      description: Retrieve Other Editions related to a particular Bibliographic Resource
      operationId: retrieve-other-editions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/parameters-oclcNumberAsId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/deweyNumber'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/datePublished'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldByGroup'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldBy'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldBySymbol'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/heldByInstitutionID'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/inLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/inCatalogLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/materialType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/catalogSource'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/itemType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/itemSubType'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/retentionCommitments'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/spProgram'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/genre'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/topic'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/subtopic'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/audience'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/content'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/openAccess'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/peerReviewed'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/facets'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/groupVariantRecords'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/preferredLanguage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/showHoldingIndicators'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/editionOrderBy'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/success-other-editions'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query. The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
              examples:
                invalid-oclc-number:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid-oclc-number'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-found'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/method-not-supported'
        '406':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-acceptable'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/internal-server-error'
      security:
      - worldcat_metadata_auth:
        - WorldCatMetadataAPI:view_brief_bib
  /worldcat/search/classification-bibs/{oclcNumber}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search Bibliographic Resources
      summary: Retrieve classification reccomendations for an oclcNumber
      description: Retrieve classification reccomendations for an oclcNumber
      operationId: get-classifications
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/parameters-oclcNumberAsId'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/success-get-classifications'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query. The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
              examples:
                invalid-oclc-number:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid-oclc-number'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-found'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/method-not-supported'
        '406':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/failed-not-acceptable'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/internal-server-error'
      security:
      - worldcat_metadata_auth:
        - WorldCatMetadataAPI:view_brief_bib
components:
  parameters:
    heldByGroup:
      name: heldByGroup
      in: query
      description: Restrict to holdings held by Group Symbol
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: ASRL
    spProgram:
      name: spProgram
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to bibliographic records associated with a particular shared print program (l8 index).
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: WEST
    heldBySymbol:
      name: heldBySymbol
      in: query
      description: Institution Symbol
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCLCSymbol'
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - TXH
        multiple:
          value:
          - TXH
          - YSM
    facets:
      name: facets
      in: query
      description: The requested list of facets requested in the response
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          enum:
          - subject
          - creator
          - datePublished
          - genre
          - itemType
          - itemSubTypeBrief
          - itemSubType
          - language
          - topic
          - subtopic
          - content
          - audience
          - databases
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 13
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - creator
        multiple:
          value:
          - creator
          - itemType
    query:
      name: q
      in: query
      description: query in the form of a keyword search or fielded search, for example  (au:gazihan OR au:womacka) AND kw:java See - https://help.oclc.org/Librarian_Toolbox/Searching_WorldCat_Indexes/Bibliographic_records/Bibliographic_record_indexes/Bibliographic_record_index_lists
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 'ti: Simon''s Cat'
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: maximum number of records to return, maximum 50, default 10
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        default: 10
      example: 50
    heldByInstitutionID:
      name: heldByInstitutionID
      in: query
      description: Institution registryId
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistryId'
        minItems: 0
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - 128807
        multiple:
          value:
          - 128807
          - 91475
    heldBy:
      name: heldBy
      in: query
      description: Institution Symbol
      deprecated: true
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: TXH
    preferredLanguage:
      name: preferredLanguage
      in: query
      description: language user would prefer metadata description in
      required: false
      schema:
        description: three character MARC code for language to prefer records in
        type: string
        example: fre
    accept:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      description: Content Type the client supports and is requesting (application/json currently supported)
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
      required: false
    unit:
      name: unit
      in: query
      description: distance unit
      required: false
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Unit'
    topic:
      name: topic
      in: query
      description: topic to limit results to (s0 index). Based on OCLC Conspectus Division
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 34000000
    lon:
      name: lon
      in: query
      description: longitude
      required: false
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Longitude'
    audience:
      name: audience
      in: query
      description: Audience to limit results to
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - juv
        - nonJuv
      example: juv
    groupRelatedEditions:
      name: groupRelatedEditions
      in: query
      description: Whether or not to use FRBR grouping. Default is 'false'
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    genre:
      name: genre
      in: query
      description: Genre to limit results to (ge index)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: fiction
    showHoldingIndicators:
      name: showHoldingsIndicators
      in: query
      description: whether or not to show holdings indicators in response
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    materialType:
      name: materialType
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the specified material type (mt index). (URL, LPS)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: URL
    subtopic:
      name: subtopic
      in: query
      description: subtopic to limit results to (s1 index). Based on OCLC Conspectus Category
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 34932000
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: start position of the bib records to return (0 based), default 0
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        default: 0
      example: 10
    catalogSource:
      name: catalogSource
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the single OCLC symbol as the cataloging source (cs index). (OSL)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: OCL
    editionOrderBy:
      name: orderBy
      in: query
      description: how to sort the edition resultsresults
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - library
        - recency
        - bestMatch
        - creator
        - publicationDateAsc
        - publicationDateDesc
        - language
        - mostWidelyHeld
        - title
        default: publicationDateDesc
      example: language
    retentionCommitments:
      name: retentionCommitments
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to bibliographic records with a retention commitment (l8 index).
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    lat:
      name: lat
      in: query
      description: latitude
      required: false
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Latitude'
    orderBy:
      name: orderBy
      in: query
      description: result sort key
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        default: bestMatch
        enum:
        - library
        - recency
        - bestMatch
        - creator
        - publicationDateAsc
        - publicationDateDesc
        - mostWidelyHeld
        - title
    inLanguage:
      name: inLanguage
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the single specified language (ln index). (eng, fre, ger)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - eng
        multiple:
          value:
          - eng
          - fre
          - ger
    inCatalogLanguage:
      name: inCatalogLanguage
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the single specified cataloging language (ll index). (dut, eng)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      example: eng
    groupVariantRecords:
      name: groupVariantRecords
      in: query
      description: Whether or not to group variant records. Default is 'false'
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    parameters-oclcNumberAsId:
      name: oclcNumber
      in: path
      description: record OCLC number
      required: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/OclcNumber'
      example: 41266045
    itemSubType:
      name: itemSubType
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the single specified OCLC sub facet type (x1 index). (dvd, digital)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemSubType'
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - book-digital
        multiple:
          value:
          - book-digital
          - audiobook-digital
    distance:
      name: distance
      in: query
      description: distance
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
      example: 10
    peerReviewed:
      name: peerReviewed
      in: query
      description: filter to just peer reviewed content
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
    content:
      name: content
      in: query
      description: Content to limit results to
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          enum:
          - fic
          - nonFic
          - bio
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - fic
        multiple:
          value:
          - fic
          - bio
    itemType:
      name: itemType
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the single specified OCLC top-level facet type (x0 index). (book, image)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemType'
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - book
        multiple:
          value:
          - book
          - audiobook
    openAccess:
      name: openAccess
      in: query
      description: filter to just open access content
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
    deweyNumber:
      name: deweyNumber
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to the specified dewey classification number(s). For multiple values repeat the URL parameter. (dd index)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single:
          value:
          - 870
    datePublished:
      name: datePublished
      in: query
      description: Limiter to restrict the response to one or more dates or to a range (in index). (2000, 2000-2010, 1990,1991)
      required: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
        minItems: 1
        maxItems: 5
      explode: false
      examples:
        single_date:
          value:
          - 2000
        multiple_dates:
          value:
          - 1990
          - 1991
        range:
          value:
          - 2000-2010
  examples:
    missing-query-parameter:
      summary: Error returned when required query parameter not sent
      value:
        type: MISSING_QUERY_PARAMETER
        title: Validation Failure
        detail: Required String parameter 'q' is not present
    success-brief-bibs-photo:
      summary: OCLC Number for photo material format
      value:
        oclcNumber: '722875457'
        title: NRCS photo gallery.
        creator: United States.
        date: 200u
        language: eng
        generalFormat: Vis
        specificFormat: Digital
        publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
        publicationPlace: '[Washington, D.C.] :'
        catalogingInfo:
          catalogingAgency: GPO
          transcribingAgency: GPO
          catalogingLanguage: eng
          levelOfCataloging: ' '
    missing-query-parameter-value:
      summary: Error returned when query parameter value not valid
      value:
        type: INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER_VALUE
        title: Validation Failure
        detail: Query term is not provided.
    success-brief-bibs-search:
      summary: successful search request for brief-bibs
      value:
        numberOfRecords: 2
        briefRecords:
        - oclcNumber: '44959645'
          title: Pride and prejudice.
          creator: Jane Austen
          date: 199u
          language: eng
          generalFormat: Book
          specificFormat: Digital
          publisher: Project Gutenberg
          publicationPlace: Champaign, Ill.
          isbns:
          - 0585013365
          - '9780585013367'
          - '9781925480337'
          - 192548033X
          mergedOclcNumbers:
          - '818363152'
          - '854852439'
          - '859164912'
          - '956345342'
          catalogingInfo:
            catalogingAgency: N$T
            transcribingAgency: N$T
            catalogingLanguage: eng
            levelOfCataloging: L
        - oclcNumber: '1103229133'
          title: Pride and Prejudice [eBook - RBdigital].
          creator: Jane Austen
          date: '1998'
          language: eng
          generalFormat: Book
          specificFormat: Digital
          publisher: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
          publicationPlace: Salt Lake City
          isbns:
          - '9781470398842'
          - '1470398842'
          mergedOclcNumbers: null
          catalogingInfo:
            catalogingAgency: HQD
            transcribingAgency: HQD
            catalogingLanguage: eng
            levelOfCataloging: ' '
    failed-not-found:
      summary: Error when resource not found
      value:
        type: NOT_FOUND
        title: Resource Not Found
        detail: The specified resource was not found at this address.
    method-not-allowed-error:
      summary: Error when invalid HTTP method used
      value:
        title: NOT_ALLOWED
        detail: POST method not allowed
    invalid-query-parameter-bad-index:
      summary: Error returned when q parameter contains invalid index
      value:
        type: INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER_VALUE
        title: Validation Failure
        detail: 'Search term ''mt:doc'' is invalid. Following indexes are not allowed: [dd=, dd:, yr=, yr:, li=, li:, ln=, ln:, ll=, ll:, mt=, mt:, cs=, cs:, x0=, x0:, x4=, x4:]'
    success-brief-bibs-article:
      summary: OCLC Number for article material format
      value:
        oclcNumber: '806039046'
        title: Where to find it guide 2012.
        date: '2012'
        language: eng
        generalFormat: ArtChap
        specificFormat: Artcl
        catalogingInfo:
          catalogingAgency: VG8
          transcribingAgency: VG8
          catalogingLanguage: eng
          levelOfCataloging: ' '
    success-brief-bibs-website:
      summary: OCLC Number for website material format
      value:
        oclcNumber: '37853368'
        title: Web of science.
        creator: Institute for Scientific Information
        date: 19uu
        language: eng
        generalFormat: Web
        specificFormat: Digital
        publisher: Institute for Scientific Information
        publicationPlace: ''
        mergedOclcNumbers:
        - '38843632'
        - '40309342'
        - '50587217'
        - '56261045'
        - '57054977'
        - '58569150'
        - '64095647'
        - '122695701'
        - '223607047'
        - '230709879'
        - '270881261'
        - '520430950'
        - '575541562'
        - '605594496'
        - '612507180'
        - '614013499'
        - '654125984'
        - '697320093'
        - '741254328'
        - '741640936'
        - '753941775'
        - '754930619'
        - '779657497'
        - '779701080'
        - '792926516'
        - '792926517'
        - '813397401'
        - '815723516'
        - '844769748'
        - '868916615'
        - '880438497'
        - '895666123'
        catalogingInfo:
          catalogingAgency: INU
          transcribingAgency: INU
          catalogingLanguage: eng
          levelOfCataloging: ' '
    not-acceptable-error:
      summary: Error when media type in Accept header not supported
      value:
        type: https://developer.api.oclc.org/errors/NOT_ACCEPTABLE
        title: ''
        detail: 'Media type application/xml not supported. Supported media types: application/json'
    invalid-query-parameter-bad-facet-number:
      summary: Error returned when facet parameter contains invalid value
      value:
        type: INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER_VALUE
        title: Validation Failure
        detail: Number of facet is not numeric.
    success-brief-bibs-digital_article:
      summary: OCLC Number for article material format
      value:
        oclcNumber: '316235490'
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