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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 Bibliographic Data API is one of 20 APIs that WorldCat publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Manage Local Bibliographic Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 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.

4 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.2
API Version
1.0.6
Base URL
https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

WorldCat Manage Local Bibliographic Data 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 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Manage Local Bibliographic Data 4
POST
/worldcat/manage/lbds
Create a Local Bibliographic Data record.
lbd-create body → 200400401403406500
GET
/worldcat/manage/lbds/{controlNumber}
Retrieve a Local Bibliographic Data record.
lbd-read 1 param → 200400401403404406500
PUT
/worldcat/manage/lbds/{controlNumber}
Replace a Local Bibliographic Data record.
lbd-update 1 param body → 200400401403404406500
DELETE
/worldcat/manage/lbds/{controlNumber}
Delete a Local Bibliographic Data record.
lbd-delete 1 param → 200400401403404406500

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Problem (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MARCXML
object
see https://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/schema/MARC21slim.xsd
Problem
object
RFC 7807 description of an error.
5 properties
ProblemType
string
A URI reference [RFC3986] that identifies the problem type.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

worldcat-manage-local-bibliographic-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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WorldCat Bibliographic Resources API
WorldCat Local Bib Resources API
WorldCat Local Holdings Resources API
WorldCat Manage Bibliographic Records API
WorldCat Manage Institution API
WorldCat Manage Local Holdings Records API
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