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[[Kiwix-serve]] provides an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Publication_Distribution_System OPDS] feed. This API allows to retrieve the library metadata, but not the content themselves.
[[Kiwix-serve]] provides an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Publication_Distribution_System OPDS] feed. This API allows to retrieve the library metadata, but not the content themselves.
A [https://kiwix-tools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ full documentation of the OPDS API and other API offered by kiwix-serve is available online].


A live instance can be see at https://library.kiwix.org/.
A live instance can be see at https://library.kiwix.org/.


== End points ==
=== Legacy endpoint ===
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/searchdescription.xml which proposes an overall OPDS description in XML format
 
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/search which accepts a few GET parameter:
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/root.xml lists all books.
** <code>q=<PATTERN></code> which proposes a keyword based search in the catalogue (on title and description).
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/searchdescription.xml describes the <code>/catalog/search</code> endpoint.
** <code>lang=fra</code> which proposes a language filter. Use an ISO639-3 language value (like in ZIM metadata).
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/search allows to filter books. It accepts the same GET parameters as <code>/catalog/v2/entries</code> (see above).
** <code>tag=wikipedia</code> to list only entries with all of the specified tags.
** <code>category=phet</code> to list all entries with specified category.
** <code>notag=</code>_videos:yes to filter out entries with any of the specified tags.
** <code>name=wikipedia_ny_all</code> to list only entries with the specified name (exact match).
** <code>maxsize=1234567890</code> to filter out entries larger than the specified size.
** <code>count=2</code> to limit the number of results.
** <code>start=1</code> to indicate an offset in search results.
* https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/root.xml which proposed the index of all the books


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 13:03, 19 February 2023

Kiwix-serve provides an OPDS feed. This API allows to retrieve the library metadata, but not the content themselves.

A full documentation of the OPDS API and other API offered by kiwix-serve is available online.

A live instance can be see at https://library.kiwix.org/.

Legacy endpoint

See also