EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost Integration Toolkit

SearchService

Click here for a complete list of operations.

Browse

The Browse method is used to view indexes such as Authors or Subject Terms on an EBSCOhost database. Note that the index availability can be different per database.

To test the operation using the HTTP GET protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.

Parameter Value Default Value Notes
prof:(customerID.groupID.profileID)
  • Required Field if using Profile Authentication
pwd:
  • Required Field if using Profile Authentication
authType: profile
  • Indicates if using IP Authentication or Profile Authentication. Valid values are: (ip, profile)
ipprof:(profileID)
  • Required Field if using IP Authentication
term:
  • term to browse.
  • Required Field
numrec: 20
  • Number of records returned from a browse operation (if available).
  • Between 1 and 200
db:
  • The short database name that contains the index.
  • Required Field
index:
  • The index used for the browse. Note that the different indexes are available per database, please use the Info method for a list of indexes per database.
  • Required Field

The following is a sample HTTP GET response. 

<browseResponse>
   <response>
      <records>
      <!-- N - number of rec elements -->
         <rec resultID="xs:int">
            <header>
               <browseTerms searchKey="xs:string" count="xs:int">
                  <browseTerm>
                  <!-- Browse Term -->
                  </browseTerm>
               </browseTerms>
            </header>
         </rec>
      </records>
   </response>
</browseResponse>