Request Types
Direct Linking by QuestionID
http://questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.ask.AskPatronFetchQAWS?qid=[questionID]&type=[format]
Example
Linking to QuestionID 44960
http://questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.ask.AskPatronFetchQAWS?qid=44960&type=xml
Search
http://questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.kb.KBSearchWS?&andk=[searchTerms]&preflang=[language]&kbids=[knowledgebaseID]&kbids=[knowledgebaseID]&type=[format]
Search Parameters
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| andk = term (use + between multiple words in a term) | All words must appear in the record. |
| phk = term. | All words must appear exactly in the order typed. |
| ork = term. | Any of the words typed must appear in the record. |
| notk = term. | Must be used with one of the above. Find records without this word(s) |
| preflang = language code for the search term (see Language codes section below) | This determines the analyzer used. |
| kbids = number of the KB to search | The Global KB is 1. See Admin module for local KB number. |
| dr = code for date range | Last Week (lw) Last Month (lm) Last Three Months (lt) Last Six Months (ls) Last Year (ly) |
| lang = language code of retrieved records | See Language codes below |
| sopt = kw | Use this to search the Keyword field only. |
| qcat = category code | See Category Codes below |
| topsubject = letter | Letter representing the highest level in the LC Class System |
| qinst = institution ID number | Limit results to questions asked at a particular institution* |
| ainst = institution ID number | Limit results to questions answered at a particular institution* |
| num = 10 | Number of questions per page; also 20, 30, 50, 100) |
| type | Repsonse Format |
*It is assumed that most users will not be concerned about at which institution a question was posed or which institution answered the question. If you are searching only your local KB, the parameter may not apply at all. Contact your administrator or that of the desired institution for institution IDs.
Category Codes
- 1 = FAQ
- 2 = Bibliography/Pathfinder
- 3 = Research (3)
- 4 = Ready Reference (4)
- 5 = Community Information (5)
Language Codes
| Language | Code |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 1 |
| Chinese | 2 |
| Dutch | 3 |
| English | 4 |
| French | 5 |
| German | 6 |
| Hebrew | 7 |
| Hindi | 8 |
| Hungarian | 9 |
| Italian | 10 |
| Japanese | 11 |
| Korean | 12 |
| Polish | 13 |
| Portuguese | 14 |
| Russian | 15 |
| Sanskrit | 16 |
| Spanish | 17 |
| Swedish | 18 |
| Turkish | 19 |
| Ukrainian | 20 |
| Danish | 21 |
| Norwegian | 22 |
| Slovenian | 23 |
| Afrikaans | 24 |
| Ndebele | 25 |
| Northern Sotho | 26 |
| Southern Sotho | 27 |
| Swazi | 28 |
| Tsonga | 29 |
| Tswana | 30 |
| Venda | 31 |
| Xhosa | 32 |
| Zulu | 33 |
| Greek | 34 |
| Czech | 35 |
| Finnish | 36 |
| Romanian | 37 |
| Latvian | 38 |
| Croatian | 39 |
| Thai | 40 |
| Estonian | 41 |
| Catalan | 42 |
| Welsh | 43 |
Examples
This URL provides an example of the QuestionPoint KB API searching for all questions that match the search term “baseball”
This URL provides an example of the QuestionPoint KB API searching for recent (within the last week) questions that match the search terms “Scotland” and “language”.
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