Request Types

getVariants

This service returns different variants of an OCLC number. Please see OCLC Technical Bulletin 253 for possible variants of an OCLC number.

When another identifier (OCLC Work ID or LCCN) is submitted the services brings back the variants of the relevant OCLC Number.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/oclcnum/55847258?method=getVariants&format=xml
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/lccn/2004273129?method=getVariants&format=xml
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/owi/owi718389?method=getVariants&format=xml

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

<rsp xmlns="http://worldcat.org/xid/oclcnum/" stat="ok">
      	   <oclcnum scheme="plain">5584725</oclcnum>
	   <oclcnum scheme="marc:001:pre1981">ocl705584725</oclcnum>
	   <oclcnum scheme="marc:001">ocm05584725</oclcnum>
	   <oclcnum scheme="marc:035">(OCoLC)5584725</oclcnum>
	   <oclcnum scheme="infouri">info:oclcnum/5584725</oclcnum>
      </rsp>

getEditions

This service returns a list of relevant OCLC numbers and requested metadata fields based on OCLC Number, LCCN or OCLC Work ID.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/oclcnum/55847258?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=lccn,isbn
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/lccn/2004273129?method=getEditions&format=xml&fl=lccn,isbn
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/owi/owi718389?method=getEditions&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/oclcnum/" stat="ok">
<oclcnum isbn="9780596002817" lccn="2004273129" owi="owi718389">55847258</oclcnum>
<oclcnum isbn="9781565928930" owi="owi718389">44960325</oclcnum>
<oclcnum isbn="9780596513986" owi="owi718389">156890981</oclcnum>
<oclcnum isbn="9780596513986" owi="owi718389">182576260</oclcnum>
</rsp>

getMetadata

This service returns metadata information about requested OCLC Number, LCCN or OCLC Work ID.

http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/oclcnum/55847258?method=getMetadata&format=xml&fl=*
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/lccn/2004273129?method=getMetadata&format=xml&fl=*
http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/owi/owi718389?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/xoclcnum/" stat="ok">
		<oclcnum isbn="9780596002817" lccn="2004273129" owi="owi718389">55847258</oclcnum>
    	</rsp>