Check an identifier's check digit and format: ISBN, EAN/UPC/GTIN, ISSN, ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL, VIN, IMEI, ABA routing, NPI, VAT number, Luhn

GET/v1/validate/id

Check an identifier's check digit and format: ISBN, EAN/UPC/GTIN, ISSN, ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL, VIN, IMEI, ABA routing, NPI, VAT number, Luhn

typequery · enumREQUIRED

Which identifier

one of: isbn, ean, upc, gtin, issn, isin, cusip, sedol, vin, imei, aba, npi

valuequery · stringREQUIRED

The identifier, separators allowed

e.g. 978-0-306-40615-7

curl "https://api.apialmanac.com/v1/validate/id?type=isbn&value=978-0-306-40615-7" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

import requests

r = requests.get("https://api.apialmanac.com/v1/validate/id?type=isbn&value=978-0-306-40615-7", headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"})
print(r.status_code, r.headers.get("X-Gw-Remaining"))
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.apialmanac.com/v1/validate/id?type=isbn&value=978-0-306-40615-7", {
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY" }
});
console.log(r.status, r.headers.get("X-Gw-Remaining"));
console.log(await r.json());

{
  "type": "isbn",
  "input": "978-0-306-40615-7",
  "normalized": "9780306406157",
  "valid": true,
  "reason": null,
  "format": "ISBN-13",
  "isbn10": "0306406152",
  "isbn13": "9780306406157",
  "prefix": "978"
}