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WorldCat

OCLC WorldCat REST API for searching 500 million+ library holdings worldwide, accessing bibliographic records, finding library locations, and retrieving rich metadata for books, videos, music, and other media. Provides access to the WorldCat Search API, WorldCat Metadata API, WorldCat Knowledge Base API, and WorldCat Entities data API for libraries and developers building discovery and cataloging applications.

WorldCat publishes 19 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Bibliographic Resources API, Local Bib Resources API, Local Holdings Resources API, and 16 more. Tagged areas include Libraries, Bibliographic Records, WorldCat, OCLC, and Cataloging.

The WorldCat catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

WorldCat’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 11 more developer resources.

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51.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
20 APIs
LibrariesBibliographic RecordsWorldCatOCLCCatalogingMetadataDiscoveryBooksMediaLinked Data

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Composite quality — 51.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 44/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 20

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

WorldCat Knowledge Base API

Provides developer-level access to a library's information in the WorldCat Knowledge Base, combining data about a library's e-content with access through linking features. Suppo...

WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API

The Bibliographic Resources API from WorldCat — 6 operation(s) for bibliographic resources.

WorldCat Local Bib Resources API

The Local Bib Resources API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for local bib resources.

WorldCat Local Holdings Resources API

The Local Holdings Resources API from WorldCat — 3 operation(s) for local holdings resources.

WorldCat Manage Bibliographic Records API

The Manage Bibliographic Records API from WorldCat — 5 operation(s) for manage bibliographic records.

WorldCat Manage Institution API

The Manage Institution API from WorldCat — 9 operation(s) for manage institution.

WorldCat Manage Local Bibliographic Data API

The Manage Local Bibliographic Data API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for manage local bibliographic data.

WorldCat Manage Local Holdings Records API

The Manage Local Holdings Records API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for manage local holdings records.

WorldCat Member Enabled Collections API

The Member Enabled Collections API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled collections.

WorldCat Member Enabled Providers API

The Member Enabled Providers API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled providers.

WorldCat Member Enabled Title by OpenURL API

The Member Enabled Title by OpenURL API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member enabled title by openurl.

WorldCat Member Enabled Titles API

The Member Enabled Titles API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled titles.

WorldCat Member Enabled Titles by OpenURL API

The Member Enabled Titles by OpenURL API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member enabled titles by openurl.

WorldCat Member General Holdings API

The Member General Holdings API from WorldCat — 3 operation(s) for member general holdings.

WorldCat Member Shared Print Holdings API

The Member Shared Print Holdings API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member shared print holdings.

WorldCat Retrieve entity API

The Retrieve entity API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for retrieve entity.

WorldCat Search Bibliographic Resources API

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

WorldCat Search Local Holdings Resources API

The Search Local Holdings Resources API from WorldCat — 4 operation(s) for search local holdings resources.

WorldCat Search Member General Holdings API

The Search Member General Holdings API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for search member general holdings.

WorldCat Search Member Shared Print Holdings API

The Search Member Shared Print Holdings API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for search member shared print holdings.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Worldcat Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Worldcat Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Worldcat Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Worldcat Context

0 classes · 13 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

WorldCat API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

BibRecordBrief

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BibRecord

25 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Edition

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InstitutionHolding

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Worldcat Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Worldcat Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Worldcat Scopes

26 scopes · clientCredentials/authorizationCode

26 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Worldcat Agentic Access

58 operations · 15 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

58 operations · 15 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: worldcat
name: WorldCat
description: OCLC WorldCat REST API for searching 500 million+ library holdings worldwide, accessing bibliographic records,
  finding library locations, and retrieving rich metadata for books, videos, music, and other media. Provides access to the
  WorldCat Search API, WorldCat Metadata API, WorldCat Knowledge Base API, and WorldCat Entities data API for libraries and
  developers building discovery and cataloging applications.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/worldcat.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/worldcat/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Libraries
- Bibliographic Records
- WorldCat
- OCLC
- Cataloging
- Metadata
- Discovery
- Books
- Media
- Linked Data
apis:
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-knowledge-base-api
  name: WorldCat Knowledge Base API
  description: Provides developer-level access to a library's information in the WorldCat Knowledge Base, combining data about
    a library's e-content with access through linking features. Supports OpenURL requests for matching citations and retrieving
    access links, and REST requests for browsing and searching library subscription resources.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-knowledge-base-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://worldcat.org/webservices/kb
  tags:
  - Knowledge Base
  - E-resources
  - OpenURL
  - Libraries
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-knowledge-base-api.en.html
  contact:
  - FN: OCLC Developer Network
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api.en.html
    email: devnet@oclc.org
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-bibliographic-resources-api
  name: WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API
  description: The Bibliographic Resources API from WorldCat — 6 operation(s) for bibliographic resources.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Bibliographic Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-bibliographic-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-local-bib-resources-api
  name: WorldCat Local Bib Resources API
  description: The Local Bib Resources API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for local bib resources.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Local Bib Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-local-bib-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-local-holdings-resources-api
  name: WorldCat Local Holdings Resources API
  description: The Local Holdings Resources API from WorldCat — 3 operation(s) for local holdings resources.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Local Holdings Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-local-holdings-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-manage-bibliographic-records-api
  name: WorldCat Manage Bibliographic Records API
  description: The Manage Bibliographic Records API from WorldCat — 5 operation(s) for manage bibliographic records.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Manage Bibliographic Records
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-manage-bibliographic-records-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-manage-institution-api
  name: WorldCat Manage Institution API
  description: The Manage Institution API from WorldCat — 9 operation(s) for manage institution.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Manage Institution
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-manage-institution-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-manage-local-bibliographic-data-api
  name: WorldCat Manage Local Bibliographic Data API
  description: The Manage Local Bibliographic Data API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for manage local bibliographic data.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Manage Local Bibliographic Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-manage-local-bibliographic-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-manage-local-holdings-records-api
  name: WorldCat Manage Local Holdings Records API
  description: The Manage Local Holdings Records API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for manage local holdings records.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Manage Local Holdings Records
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-manage-local-holdings-records-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-enabled-collections-api
  name: WorldCat Member Enabled Collections API
  description: The Member Enabled Collections API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled collections.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Enabled Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-enabled-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-enabled-providers-api
  name: WorldCat Member Enabled Providers API
  description: The Member Enabled Providers API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled providers.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Enabled Providers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-enabled-providers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-enabled-title-by-openurl-api
  name: WorldCat Member Enabled Title by OpenURL API
  description: The Member Enabled Title by OpenURL API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member enabled title by openurl.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Enabled Title by OpenURL
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-enabled-title-by-openurl-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-enabled-titles-api
  name: WorldCat Member Enabled Titles API
  description: The Member Enabled Titles API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for member enabled titles.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Enabled Titles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-enabled-titles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-enabled-titles-by-openurl-api
  name: WorldCat Member Enabled Titles by OpenURL API
  description: The Member Enabled Titles by OpenURL API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member enabled titles by openurl.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Enabled Titles by OpenURL
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-enabled-titles-by-openurl-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-general-holdings-api
  name: WorldCat Member General Holdings API
  description: The Member General Holdings API from WorldCat — 3 operation(s) for member general holdings.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member General Holdings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-general-holdings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-member-shared-print-holdings-api
  name: WorldCat Member Shared Print Holdings API
  description: The Member Shared Print Holdings API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for member shared print holdings.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Member Shared Print Holdings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-member-shared-print-holdings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-retrieve-entity-api
  name: WorldCat Retrieve entity API
  description: The Retrieve entity API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for retrieve entity.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Retrieve entity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-retrieve-entity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-search-bibliographic-resources-api
  name: WorldCat Search Bibliographic Resources API
  description: The Search Bibliographic Resources API from WorldCat — 4 operation(s) for search bibliographic resources.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Search Bibliographic Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-search-bibliographic-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-search-local-holdings-resources-api
  name: WorldCat Search Local Holdings Resources API
  description: The Search Local Holdings Resources API from WorldCat — 4 operation(s) for search local holdings resources.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Search Local Holdings Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-search-local-holdings-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-search-member-general-holdings-api
  name: WorldCat Search Member General Holdings API
  description: The Search Member General Holdings API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for search member general holdings.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Search Member General Holdings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-search-member-general-holdings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
- aid: worldcat:worldcat-search-member-shared-print-holdings-api
  name: WorldCat Search Member Shared Print Holdings API
  description: The Search Member Shared Print Holdings API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for search member shared print holdings.
  humanURL: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  baseURL: https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
  tags:
  - Search Member Shared Print Holdings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/worldcat-search-member-shared-print-holdings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-metadata-api.en.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-entities-data.en.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/worldcat-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/worldcat-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/worldcat-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/worldcat-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.worldcat.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis.en.html
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/OCLC-Developer-Network
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oclc
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.oclc.org/developer/news.en.html
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.oclc.org/en/membership/fees.html
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://oclc.service-now.com/status
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/oclcdevnetwork
- type: Plans
  url: plans/worldcat-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/worldcat-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/worldcat-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com