OCLC APIs
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Entity Search API
Search for identifiers in WorldCat® Entities that match existing descriptive metadata.
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API access to: Meridian
FAST API
Developer access to OCLC's Faceted Application of Subject Terminologies (FAST) subject headings data.
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API access to: FAST
Interlibrary Loan Policies Directory
Determine the best library to supply a requested item.
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API access to: WorldShare Interlibrary Loan
Library Profiles API
Help end users obtain the resources they discover in searches by surfacing library profile information like location and contact details.
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API access to: WorldCat Discovery , WorldCat Discovery Notes
Lists API
Support uses cases like class reading lists, course reserves, and weeding projects with lists of library materials.
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API access to: WorldCat Discovery , WorldCat Discovery Notes
New Titles API
Display recent acquisitions cataloged in WorldCat on your library's website.
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API access to: WorldCat Discovery , WorldCat Discovery Notes
PID Lookup API
Look up and connect linked data identifiers from many different sources.
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API access to: Meridian
Resource Sharing Request API
Create new resource sharing requests, obtain lists of requests, and get request details.
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API access to: WorldShare Interlibrary Loan
Suggestions API
Help end users find materials more easily with automatic suggestions for alternate and preferred vocabulary and search terms.
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API access to: WorldCat Discovery , WorldCat Discovery Notes
VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
Access to linked names for the same entity across the world's major name authority files, including national and regional variations in language, character set, and spelling.
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API access to: VIAF