Hi Prachi, Koha's SRU protocol implementation is probably the closest thing to a search API: https://koha-community.org/manual/17.05/html/18_miscellaneous.html#using-the-sru-server
That manual page also describes other web services that Koha provides but none are specifically search. Is there a reason why searching on the Koha website couldn't fulfill your client's needs? I must admit I don't really see the value in designing an app to accomplish something that the website already does. Best, ERIC PHETTEPLACE Systems Librarian libraries.cca.edu | vault.cca.edu | 510.594.3660 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618 1111 8th St., San Francisco, CA 94107 Preferred Pronoun(s): he/him :(){ :|: & };: On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 5:38 AM, prachim <prach...@nextremer.com> wrote: > Hi, > > One of our client is a college. They are already using Koha for their > library management. > We are developing an android application for their students using which > they > can search for a book in first phase. This android app will send user > queries to our back-end server, the back-end is developed in Java. > We are expected to take input criteria specified by student (e.g.title, > author, publisher etc.) and search for the book and its availability. > So is there any web service API or search API by Koha for searching books > on > different input parameters? > What kind of authentication need to be provided to access data specific to > this college? > > > > -- > Sent from: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Koha-general-f3047918.html > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha