Featured applications
Connect OCLC’s WorldShare® Management Services (WMS) with the market-leading resource list management system, Talis Aspire. Resource lists in Aspire appear in WMS workflows around the discovery, acquisition, receiving, and withdrawal of library materials.
Integrates with: WorldShare Management Availability API, WorldCat® Search API, WorldCat knowledge base API
MarcEdit is a free metadata editing suite that provides integration with a number of OCLC web services and APIs.
Integrates with: WorldCat Metadata API, WorldCat Search API
This custom printing application uses the WorldCat Search API and the WMS Collection Management API to provide additional label printing capabilities for users of OCLC's WMS system.
Integrates with: WMS Collection Management API, WorldCat Search API
Upcoming and on-demand webinars
Show details
02 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Gain wisdom on all things API
Join us for an inside scoop on working with APIs with resident expert, Karen Coombs, OCLC's Product Analyst for APIs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Show details
09 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: What's new in BookOps-WorldCat
This 45-minute presentation will include an overview of recent changes and additions to the BookOps-WorldCat API wrapper as well as a tutorial highlighting the new functionality.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Show details
16 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Unlock Your Analytics Potential
Join us for a discussion on the value of working with library analytics with analytics guru, Sean Duffy, OCLC Product Manager.
- Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
API Community
Join the OCLC API Community
The Community Center is OCLC’s online forum connecting library peers to each other and to OCLC staff. The API community offers a dedicated space for technologists to ask questions, make connections, get updates about OCLC APIs, and contribute ideas for future development.
New Community Center users without WorldShare credentials or WorldCat Discovery staff accounts will need to request community access.
Build custom solutions for your library services
Identify operational improvement opportunities with OCLC APIs and big data solutions.
Stay connected
Receive regular updates for developers, systems librarians, and members of Developer Network.
You can also view resources on GitHub.
Partner with us
We partner with libraries and organizations to enable turnkey solutions.