| Overview |
| Summary | Library data access |
| Category | Reference |
| Tags | search reference library books |
| Date Added | 2008-08-13 |
| Description | The WorldCat Idententies API mines the Worldcat database for individual identities and creates a page for each identity. Response include related ISBN's or other identifiers, as well as metadata. If you have heard of xISBN, xISSN, or xOCLCnum APIs, this is comprised of those. |
| API Home Page | http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/index.php/Ser ... |
| Most Popular WorldCat Identities Mashups |
| No mashups registered yet |
| Protocol |
| Protocols | REST, OpenURL, unAPI |
| Data Formats | XML, XHTML, Python, JSON, or Ruby |
| Service Endpoint | http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid |
| Functionality |
| API Groups | xISBN, xISSN, or xOCLCnum |
| Example API Methods | /isbn, /isbn/0596002815?method=to13&format=xml, getMetadata, getEditions |
| Client Install Required | No |
| Security |
| Authentication Model | Varies by pricing option selected |
| SSL Support | No |
| Read-only Without Login | Yes |
| Support |
| Vendor API Kits | Numerous samples |
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| Site Blog | |
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| Developer Support | |
| Signup and Licensing |
| Signup Requirements | WorldCat Affiliate account required |
| Developer Key Required | |
| Account with Service Required | |
| Commercial Licensing | |
| Provider | http://worldcat.org |
| Non-Commercial Licensing | Free for non-commercial use, Subscription basis for non-commercial and commercial use |
| Data Licensing | |
| Usage Fees | Free for non-commercial use, other pricing options available |
| Usage Limits | 500 requests per day for non-commercial use, 1,000 accesses per day if individual and doing IP address-controlled use, 100,000 accesses if token-controlled user, also a higher-volume data file user option |
| Terms of Service | Terms and Conditions |