The Discovery API allows you to surface both WorldCat and WorldCat Discovery central index data in search results, including: Materials held by your library and ...
OCLC publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Library, WorldCat, Discovery, and Bibliographic.
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The Discovery API allows you to surface both WorldCat and WorldCat Discovery central index data in search results, including: Materials held by your library and ...
aid: oclc
name: OCLC
description: 'The Discovery API allows you to surface both WorldCat and WorldCat Discovery central index data in search results,
including: Materials held by your library and ...'
type: Index
deliveryModel:
model: unknown
open_source: false
commercial: false
callable_host: false
label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
confidence: low
source:
- none
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: unknown
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Freemium
confidence: medium
source:
- plans
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/oclc.png
tags:
- Library
- WorldCat
- Discovery
- Bibliographic
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/oclc/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/oclc-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oclc
- type: Blog
url: https://www.oclc.org/en/news.html
apis:
- aid: oclc:oclc
name: OCLC
description: 'The Discovery API allows you to surface both WorldCat and WorldCat Discovery central index data in search
results, including: Materials held by your library and ...'
humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-discovery-api.en.html
tags:
- Library
- WorldCat
- Discovery
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-discovery-api.en.html
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
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