GET /item/{item_id}/

loc.gov:library-of-congress-api

Summary: Get item bibliographic information
Operation ID: getItem
Auth: none
Description

Returns detailed bibliographic information for a specific item by its identifier.

Parameters (2)

fo (string, query, optional, default: json)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'yaml']}

item_id (string, path, required)

Item identifier

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get item details openapi-spec https://www.loc.gov/item/2016687038/?fo=json

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2026-03-23 09:04:06.998625 200 1624ms