The Library of Congress > Linked Data Service
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Welcome to the API Documentation Portal.

id.loc.gov offers a number of API endpoints grouped by functionality below. Click the links below or on the left to view more details.

Suggest Service 2.0

Suggest terms using left-anchored or keyword search.

Resource Retrieval

Retrieve a resource in a specific format.

Known-label Retrieval

Retrieve a resource based on a known label.

Data Updates

Access the update feed for datasets.

Suggest Service 1.0 (legacy)

Legacy suggest service for partial queries.