Search bibliographic records via the Koha REST API
domain: koha-community.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Authenticate to Koha's REST API via cookie session, HTTP basic auth, or OAuth2 client credentials depending on the deployment's configured authentication method
Send a GET request to /api/v1/biblios
Use the q query parameter to filter results (a JSON object using Koha's own DBIC-style query DSL, e.g. -like/-in/-between operators) and _page/_per_page to paginate
Set the x-koha-embed header to include related resources such as items in the response
Parse the JSON array of biblio objects returned
Known gotchas
The q filter parameter takes a JSON object in Koha's own DBIC-style query DSL (e.g. {"title":{"-like":"%term%"}}), not an RFC 7644/SCIM-style filter string
Public/anonymous access to /api/v1/biblios requires the RESTPublicAnonymousRequests system preference to be enabled, otherwise the call returns 401
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