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FAQs

Requesting API access

Who can request access to the Discovery and Circulation APIs?

Who can request access to the Reporting API?

Can the APIs be used in ways that do not directly support an OverDrive partner?

How much does it cost to access OverDrive APIs?

What do I need before I request API access?

When will I hear back about my API request?

Why do libraries and schools have to request API access to give to their vendor?

How do vendors get centralized access to Circulation APIs for all of their customers?

How do I enable or disable user IDs (such as library card numbers or usernames) in the Reporting API?

Getting credentials

How do I get API credentials (i.e., a client key and client secret)?

I’m a library or school staff member. How do I request access to a vendor like BiblioCommons?

How do I retrieve library or school credentials, like website ID, authentication name, or library ID?

As a library or school, can I use my client key and secret with more than one API vendor or product?

As a vendor, can I use my client key and secret for more than one of my products?

Building an integration

I’m a developer and have been approved for API access. What are the next steps?

I’ve built my implementation using the integration site. How do I get access to the production environment?

When I get production access, how do I connect my integration with an OverDrive library or school partner?

Where can I find updates about OverDrive’s APIs?

How do I use MARC records to identify OverDrive titles?

Should expired titles and weeded titles appear in my implementation? How do I tell the difference between them in the API responses?

OverDrive-specific questions

What is Advantage?

Will there be a Kanopy API?

Will there be more Reporting APIs?

API access request or integration issues

My request for API access was rejected. Can I submit another request?

My project didn’t get support and I won’t be able to finish implementing OverDrive APIs. Who should I contact?