lookup_by_identifier
Pack: hathitrust · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hathitrust/mcp
Look up HathiTrust’s digitized-book holdings by a standard identifier (OCLC, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, HathiTrust item id, or catalog record number). Returns the bibliographic record(s) plus every scanned copy, each flagged full-view (readable online) or limited (search-only) based on its rights code. Keyless — covers 18M+ volumes.
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. “424023” for an OCLC number, “9780030110405” for an ISBN. |
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":"lookup_by_identifier","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.