Request Types

getEditions

This service returns a list of relevant ISBNs and requested metadata fields.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=form,year,lang,ed

The response is an XML formatted message similar to this example.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    	<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
    	    <isbn form="BA" year="2004" lang="eng" ed="2nd ed.">0596002815</isbn>
    	    <isbn form="BA DA" year="1999" lang="eng">1565928938</isbn>
    	    <isbn form="BA" year="1999" lang="eng" ed="1st ed.">1565924649</isbn>
    	</rsp>
  

By default, this method returns a list of relevant ISBNs

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&format=xml

The response is an XML formatted message similar to this example.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    	<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
    	    <isbn>0596002815</isbn>
    	    <isbn>1565928938</isbn>
    	    <isbn>1565924649</isbn>
    	</rsp>
  

getMetadata

This service returns metadata information about requested ISBN.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getMetadata&format=xml&fl=*

The response is an XML formatted message similar to this example.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    	<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
    	    <isbn title="Learning Python" form="BA" year="2004" lang="eng" ed="2nd ed.">0596002815</isbn>
    	</rsp>
  

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=to13&format=xml

<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
	  <isbn>9780596002817</isbn>
	</rsp>
  

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/978-0-596-00281-7?method=to10&format=xml

<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
	  <isbn>0596002815</isbn>
	</rsp>
  

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/978-0-596-00281-6?method=fixChecksum&format=xml

<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
	  <isbn>9780596002817</isbn>
	</rsp>
  

 http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/7806281622?method=hyphen&format=xml

<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/isbn/" stat="ok">
  <isbn area="China, People'ss Republic" publisher="San Qin chu ban she" city="Xi'an Shi">7-80628-162-2</isbn>
  </rsp>