ISAN API 3.0 - lookup identifiers

Retrieve data associated with an ISAN (ISAN lookup)

/records service enables to lookup existing ISAN codes for retrieving the metadata associated to that ISAN, check if an ISAN is valid and return its status and aliased ISAN in case of inactive ISAN.

GET /records{isan} ISAN lookup - retrieve all descriptive metadata for an ISAN

Refer to ISAN API 3.0 swagger interface for details and examples in json and xml

Note that you can optionally filter the  field (or combination of fields - by repeating the fieldargument) that is returned by the lookup. 

⚠️ After submitting data for ISAN registration, use the service /myisan to to check the status of the ISAN application. 

Get the status and validate an ISAN code

/query service enables to retrieve its status check if an ISAN is valid.

GET /queries set the ISAN and field value to status to check the status of the ISAN

Refer to ISAN swagger interface for details and examples in json and xml

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Get the aliased active ISAN for an inactive ISAN

/records service enables to retrieve the aliased ISAN in case of inactive ISAN.

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Note: the registrant of the inactive ISAN can still lookup the inactive ISAN with its original metadata with the help of the /myisan service.

Translate an ISAN into an alternate ID

/queries service enables to translate an ISAN into alternate IDs.

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Translate an alternate ID into ISAN

/queries service enables to lookup alternate identifiers such as IMDB, EIDR, ... that are linked to an ISAN in order to translate such IDs into an ISAN. Similarly, the service enables the reverse operation, i.e. translate an ISAN into alternate IDs.