OCLC APIs support

Find out how to contact the OCLC Developer Network team for assistance with OCLC APIs and what details are necessary to solve your problem faster.

Overview

Sometimes even the most stable web services and elegant code decide to act up. The Developer Network team is happy to lend a hand to help get your project back on track. You can contact the team using the Contact Us form or the Developer Network team email.

Certain details can help the team address your problem more efficiently. If these details aren't easily accessible, or you aren't quite sure what is being requested, send the Developer Network team what you can and they will assist you in gathering the necessary details.

Describe your project or goal

Be as specific and descriptive as possible about what you're trying to do when reaching out to the Developer Network team with a problem. Examples of effective project or goal descriptions include:

Authentication or WSKey problems

Please include your WSKey string with any support request, but keep your secret a secret. If you do not have access to your WSKey string, the Development Network team can look up your WSKey if you provide the following:

Request problems

Send the Developer Network team the following:

Include these additional details where you can:

Share your code

Although optional, sharing your code with the Developer Network team can expedite a solution to the problem you're experiencing. The most effective way to share your code is to:

While the Developer Network team does not have expertise in every language, they do have experience working with several (PHP, Ruby, Java, JavaScript). Viewing your code may help debug the problem with you.