WorldCat Retrieve entity API
The Retrieve entity API from WorldCat — 1 operation(s) for retrieve entity.
WorldCat Retrieve entity API is one of 20 APIs that WorldCat publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Retrieve entity. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, 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.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
WorldCat Retrieve entity 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 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Schemas 3
The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are JsonLdEntity (6 properties), Problem (4 properties), ProblemGateway (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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