`check_full_view`

Pack: hathitrust · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp

Convenience check: given an identifier, report whether a readable (full-view) scanned copy exists on HathiTrust, how many copies are readable, and direct reading URLs. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id_type`	string	yes	Identifier type. One of: oclc, lccn, issn, isbn, htid, recordnumber.
`id`	string	yes	The identifier value, e.g. “2364951” for an OCLC number.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id_type": "isbn",
  "id": "9780030110405"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"check_full_view","arguments":{"id_type":"isbn","id":"9780030110405"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('check_full_view', {
  "id_type": "isbn",
  "id": "9780030110405"
});

More examples

{
  "id_type": "oclc",
  "id": "2364951"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hathitrust": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

check_full_view