WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API
The Bibliographic Resources API from WorldCat — 6 operation(s) for bibliographic resources.
WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API is one of 20 APIs that WorldCat publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Bibliographic Resources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 124 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.2, at version 1.0.6.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://id.oclc.org/worldcat.
6 operations
6 paths
124 schemas
6 GET
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (entity_data_auth) using the clientCredentials and authorizationCode flows, exposing 2 scopes.
Paths & Operations 6
Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Bibliographic Resources 6
GET
/worldcat/search/bibs/{oclcNumber}
Retrieve specific Bibliographic Resource
GET
/worldcat/search/v2/bibs
Search Bibliographic Resources
GET
/worldcat/search/v2/bibs/{oclcNumber}
Retrieve specific Bibliographic Resource
GET
/worldcat/search/v2/brief-bibs
Search Brief Bibliographic Resources
GET
/worldcat/search/v2/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber}
Retrieve specific Brief Bibliographic Resource
GET
/worldcat/search/v2/brief-bibs/{oclcNumber}/other-editions
Retrieve Other Editions related to a particular Bibliographic Resource
Schemas 124
The contract defines 124 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BibRecord (25 properties), RelatedItem (20 properties), Note (15 properties), BibRecordBrief (14 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
PostalCode
string
Postal Code
Unit
string
The unit of measure is either (M) for miles or (K) for kilometers
FormOfWorks
array
Form of Work [v380sa]
SpecificFormat
string
Specific Format Type [Admin/OCLCDef/StdRT2]
TotalEditions
integer
Total number of editions in the workgroup
Related
object
Related [v787] Preceeding [v780] Succeeding [v785] (sa,b,c,d,g,h,i,k,m,n,o,r,s,t,u,w,x,y,z)
5 properties
AudienceNote
string
Target Audience Note [v521sa]
briefHoldings
array
SubFacetValue
object
2 properties
PieceDesignation
string
Piece Designation [852/863-865/866-868/876-878 |p]
Note
object
15 properties
Work
object
3 properties
LinkPublicNote
array
A note pertaining to the electronic location of the source identified in the field |z
State
string
Name of the State/Province, per ISO 3166-2.
Problem
object
RFC 7807 description of an error.
5 properties
BibBriefResultSet
object
3 properties
HasSharedPrintCommitment
string
institution has shared print commitment [Holdings/LibHasSharedPrint || LHR - HldDetRec/Admin/SPReg]
Contributor
object
3 properties
Issn
string
International Standard Serial Number [v022sal v700,v710,v711,v773,v776,v777,v780,v785 - sx]
Description
object
11 properties
IsPrimaryCreator
boolean
whether or not this contributor is the primary one (the 1xx)
ItemLanguage
string
Language of the item [v041sa,j]
Latitude
number
Latitude
HoldingRange
object
2 properties
EditionStatement
string
Edition Statement [v250sa]
ExternalIdentifier
object
4 properties
Event
object
Notes about event [v518sa,d,o,p,3]
5 properties
GeneralNotes
array
General Notes [v500sa, v501sa, v590sa,s3, (v59x sa-z)]
DateObject
object
5 properties
Title
object
4 properties
ShelvingLocation
string
Shelving location [LHR - v852sc]
StatementOfResponsibility
SharedPrintCommitment
object
11 properties
Database
object
2 properties
MaterialTypes
array
Material Types [Admin/OCLCDef/MT[@form='gen']]
DisplayCallNumber
string
Display call Number [LHR - v852 |k,h,i,m / |j/ |l]
PeerReviewed
string
Is this a peer reviewed work [Admin/OCLCDef/PR]
Edition
object
2 properties
Longitude
number
Longitude
Creator
object
[v100sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k v110sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k,n v111sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n v700sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k v710sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k,n v720sa v711 sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n v790sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n…
9 properties
Instrumentation
object
Instrumentation [v382sa,b,d,e,n,p,r,s,t,v]
9 properties
LanguageNotes
array
language note [v546sa]
InstitutionHolding
object
3 properties
OclcNumber
integer
the oclc number of a given bibliographic record
GeneralFormat
string
General Format Type [Admin/OCLCDef/StdRT]
CallNumber
object
Local call number [LHR - v852sh,i,j,k,l,m]
9 properties
MusicInfo
object
5 properties
Format
object
3 properties
HoldingLocation
object
Local holding location [LHR - v852sa,b,c]
3 properties
StandardIdentifier
object
2 properties
SearchFacet
object
3 properties
CatalogingLanguage
string
Language record was cataloged in [v040sb]
Language
object
2 properties
detailedHoldings
array
SubFacet
object
3 properties
MaterialsSpecified
string
Materials specified |3
DissertationNotes
array
CreditNotes
string
Production Credits Notes [v508sa]
AdditionalTitles
array
Added Entry Uniform Titles [v730sa,d,f,g,k,l,m,n,o,p,r,s,i,t,x]
ProblemType
string
A URI reference [RFC3986] that identifies the problem type.
PublicationPlace
string
Publication Place [v260sa v264sa]
CaptionValuePair
object
The caption and value pair for a caption describing a numeric, alphabetic, and/or date designation for an item. The caption is defined as an attribute on the e…
2 properties
Source
object
5 properties
HoldingPart
object
14 properties
Dissertation
object
Disseration notes [v502sa,b,c,d,g,o]
6 properties
MergedOclcNumbers
array
Merged OCLC numbers [v019sa]
SublocationCollection
string
Sublocation or collection [LHR - v852sb]
CatalogingInfo
object
4 properties
PublisherName
Publisher Name [v260sb v264sb v880b]
Country
string
Two-character Country Code, per ISO 3166.
MainTitles
array
Main Titles [v245sa,b,c,f,g,k,n,p,s]
InstitutionType
string
The type of institution
UseAndReproductionNotes
array
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction [v540sa]
CartographicData
array
Cartographic Mathematical Data [v255sa,b,c]
Date
string
machine readable date 008
EditionIdentifier
string
An id associated with a particular edition cluster [Admin/Edition/ID]
Isbns
array
International Standard Book Number [v020sa]
BibRecord
object
25 properties
ArticleWorkset
object
2 properties
RegistryId
integer
The identifier in the WorldCat Registry for the institution
Identifier
object
9 properties
LocalizableText
object
2 properties
ReproductionNote
object
Reproduction Note [v533]
10 properties
Issns
array
International Standard Serial Numbers
TextualHoldingsStatement
string
[866-8 |a]
MaterialSpecified
string
[876-8 |3]
IssuedWithEntry
object
8 properties
LinkRelationship
string
Relationship to the item described in the record as a whole [v856 second indicator]
SeriesTitle
object
2 properties
CreatorString
string
List of creators as single string
EditionInfo
object
1 property
ReproductionNotes
array
Reproduction Notes [v533]
RelatedItem
object
20 properties
HoldingDetail
object
13 properties
7 required
Classification
object
4 properties
SimpleSource
object
9 properties
Subject
object
Subjects [v600sa,b,c,d,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v610sa,b,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v611sa,c,d,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v630sa,d,e,f,k,l,m,n,o,d,p,r,s,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v650sa,b,x,y,z,v,e,j,4…
5 properties
LinkText
array
Text associated with a link |y
PhysicalDescription
string
Physical Description [v300sa,b,c,d,e,f,g,3]
SeriesName
string
[(v490,v810,v830 - sa)]
Address
object
8 properties
AdditionalRelationship
object
6 properties
MediumOfPerformance
array
OCLCSymbol
string
institution OCLC Symbol. Special characters need to be encoded properly.
Publisher
object
Publisher Information [v260sa,b v264sa,b v880sa,b]
2 properties
SimpleTitle
string
Linked [v880sa,b] if present or [v245sa,b]
InternationalText
object
4 properties
PerformerNotes
array
Performers Notes [v511sa]
ItemSubType
string
Facet values returned and possible filter Values itemSubType [Admin/OCLCDef/StdRT1 + Admin/OCLCDef/StdRT2]
SummaryOfHoldings
string
Summary of Holdings [https://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/echdcntf.html]
ItemType
string
Filter values for General Format
GovDocClassificationNumber
array
Government Doc number [v086sa]
EventNotes
array
Relator
object
2 properties
Genres
array
Genre of work [v655sa,b,v,x,y,z v380sa, (v600,v610,v611,v630,v648, v650,v651,v654 sv) v653sa]
BibRecordBrief
object
14 properties
7 required
BibResultSet
object
3 properties
Content
object
Formatted Contents Note [v505sa,t,r,g,u]
5 properties
CastNotes
array
Cast Notes [v511sa]
DigitalAccessAndLocation
object
9 properties
1 required
GpoNumber
array
GPO Item number [v074sa]
FacetValue
object
4 properties
HoldingBrief
object
14 properties
TemporaryLocation
string
Temporary location [876-878 |l]
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
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