get_record
Pack: hathitrust · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp
Get a single HathiTrust catalog record by its record number, with the full structured bibliographic metadata (titles, ISBNs, ISSNs, OCLCs, LCCNs, publish dates, record URL) and the complete list of scanned copies flagged full-view vs limited. e.g. record_number “009166282” (“A manual for the study of insects”). Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
record_number | string | yes | A HathiTrust catalog record number, e.g. “009166282”. Obtain one from lookup_by_identifier (the record_number field). |
Example call
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":"get_record","arguments":{}}}'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.