The Authority API
The Authority API contains methods for retrieving authority record and related MARC data.
With the Authority API, you can:
- Get a list of authority records
- Filter the records by a query in JSON format
- Get an authority record by record ID
- Get the MARC data for a single authority record
The Try it out! links below take you to the corresponding section in the interactive documentation, where you can view the model, model schema, and parameters for each available operation.
See also:
Get a List of Authority Records
GET /v6/authorities/
Returns the properties of the first x authority objects, where x = the default record limit.
Filter the Records by a Query in JSON Format
POST /v6/authorities/query
Returns a list of records that satisfy the JSON query.
See Creating a JSON Query for information about the structure of Sierra JSON queries.
Get an authority record by record ID
GET /v6/authorities/{ID}
Returns a single authority object with the specified record ID.
Get the MARC data for a single authority record
GET /v6/authorities/{ID}/marc
Returns MARC data from the specified authority record.