Retrieve

get

https://eds-api.ebscohost.com/edsapi/rest/retrieve

The operation is used to retrieve a single record. It returns the complete record along with its abstract and full text.

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Query Params

dbid

string

required

Database short name specifying which database to retrieve the record from. The dbid for a particular record can be found in the header section of the search response.

string

required

Identifier of the record to obtain. The an for a particular record can be found in the header section of the search response.

highlightterms

string

Comma separated list of terms to highlight in the record. Example: air, water

ebookpreferredformat

string

enum

Format to return eBook full text content in.

Allowed:

Headers

x-authenticationToken

string

required

Token identifying the caller.

x-sessionToken

string

required

Token identifying the session this call is in relation to.

x-api-key

string

Unique code assigned by EBSCO to monitor access.

string

enum

Defaults to application/json

Generated from available response content types

Allowed:

Responses

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Response

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application/json

200OK

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