Entity Search API
Search for identifiers in WorldCat® Entities that match existing descriptive metadata.
- Status: Production
- Sandbox access: No
What you get
The Entity Search API allows you to search WorldCat Entities to find identifiers that match descriptive text (strings).
This API is included with an OCLC Meridian® subscription and is part of a suite of WorldCat Entities APIs that enables a variety of functions for creating, managing, and analyzing entity data. Other APIs in the set include:
- Entity Management API
- PID Lookup API
- Entity Changes API
WorldCat Entities APIs available as add-ons to an OCLC Meridian subscription:
- Entity Connections API
- Entity Query API
Who can use it
- OCLC Meridian subscribers