PLEASE NOTE: This information was updated in August 2023 following the Credo platform refresh. For more about the update see the article here or contact support@credoreference.com
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Legacy Credo Admin Reports (pre-September 2023)
For more about running stats in Credo, including our FAQs, see our Running a Usage Stats report page.
NEW SUSHI COUNTER R5
R5 stats are run with the COUNTER_SUSHI API. The stats information is available starting in September 2023; reports prior to that date will be blank. (See Legacy Stats at the bottom of this page on generating earlier reports.)
Platform Name: Credo
Server URL: https://connect.liblynx.com/sushi/r5
Requestor ID: [Infobase API Key]
Customer ID: [LibLynx Client ID]
If you have your Admin log-in, this info is findable at https://admin.infobase.com by going to Credo > Reports > Go to report and clicking the "SUSHI" arrow in the top right; or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
Please note: the Requestor ID and the API key are the same value. The customer ID is your LibLynx ID, not your Credo or Infobase Customer ID.
The reports available are:
Platform Master Report : pr
Platform Usage Report : pr_p1
Book Master Report : tr
Book Requests Report : tr_b1
Book Access Denied Report : tr_b2
Here is a sample of the URL request for the Platform Master Report:
https://connect.liblynx.com/sushi/r5/reports/pr?requestor_id=[API Key]&customer_id=[Liblynx ID]&begin_date=2023-09-01&end_date=2023-09-30
New LibInsight
Credo COUNTER R5 stats can also be harvested through LibInsight. The stats information is available starting in September 2023; reports prior to that date will be blank. (See Legacy Stats at the bottom of this page on generating earlier reports.)
If you have your Admin log-in, this info is findable at https://admin.infobase.com by going to Credo > Reports > Go to report and clicking the "SUSHI" arrow in the top right; or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
Please note: the Requestor ID and the API key are the same value. The customer ID is your LibLynx ID, not your Credo or Infobase Customer ID.
Vendor Name: LibLynx
Server URL: https://connect.liblynx.com/sushi/r5
Requestor ID: [Infobase API Key]
Customer ID: [LibLynx Client ID]
API Key: [Infobase API Key]
New OCLC Worldshare
Credo COUNTER R5 stats can also be harvested through Worldshare. The stats information is available starting in September 2023; reports prior to that date will be blank. (See Legacy Stats at the bottom of this page on generating earlier reports.)
If you have your Admin log-in, this info is findable at https://admin.infobase.com by going to Credo > Reports > Go to report and clicking the "SUSHI" arrow in the top right; or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
Please note: the Requestor ID and the API key are the same value. The customer ID is your LibLynx ID, not your Credo or Infobase Customer ID.
Legacy Credo Admin Reports (pre-September 2023)
The legacy Credo Admin has been left active at https://admin.credoreference.com for the purpose of gathering usage stats from January 2018 through August 2023.
Legacy stats in SUSHI COUNTER R4
COUNTER R4 stats are run in XML. Use the following end point URL to access the service for reports prior to September 2023:
https://admin.credoreference.com/services/sushiservice
You will also have to enter your Credo Client ID and Admin name. If you have your Admin log-in credentials, you can obtain this information and the XML format in your Admin account at https://admin.credoreference.com/statscust.do?action=sushiinfo, or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
If the SUSHI interface has fields to fill out, this is typically how it will look (the username and password fields will be blank):
Platform Name: Credo
Server URL: https://admin.credoreference.com/services/sushiservice
Requestor ID: [Admin Name]
Customer ID: [Credo Client ID]
Username:
Password:
Legacy SUSHI COUNTER R5
Legacy COUNTER R5 stats are run with the COUNTER_SUSHI API. The stats information is available in this format from April 2018 through August 2023; any reports for dates before or after that will be blank.
Platform Name: Credo
Server URL: https://legacy.credoreference.com
Requestor ID: [Admin Name|Admin Password]
Customer ID: [Credo Client ID]
For the authentication purposes you must use your Admin or Stats login name and password with a pipe separator as the Requestor ID (e.g. admin@yourlib.edu|password), and your Credo Client ID as the customer_id. If you have your Admin log-in, you can obtain this information and the URL format in your Admin account at https://admin.credoreference.com/statscust.do?action=sushiinfo, or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
The reports available are:
Platform Master Report : pr
Platform Usage Report : pr_p1
Book Master Report : tr
Book Requests Report : tr_b1
Book Access Denied Report : tr_b2
Here is a sample of the URL request for the Platform Master Report:
https://search.credoreference.com/reports/pr?customer_id=[Credo Client ID]&begin_date=2021-01-01&end_date=2021-12-31&requestor_id=[admin@yourlib.edu|password]
Legacy LibInsight
Legacy usage statesCredo COUNTER R5 stats can also be harvested through LibInsight. The stats information is available in this format from April 2018 through August 2023; any reports for dates before or after that will be blank.
See the screenshot below for the correct format. If you have your Admin log-in, you can obtain this information in your Admin account at https://admin.credoreference.com/statscust.do?action=sushiinfo, or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
Note that the "Test Connection" button does not work, so you should skip the testing step when you are setting this up.
Legacy OCLC Worldshare
Legacy Credo COUNTER R5 stats can also be harvested through Worldshare. The stats information is available in this format from April 2018 through August 2023; any reports for dates before or after that will be blank.
See the screenshot below for the correct format. If you have your Admin log-in, you can obtain this information in your Admin account at https://admin.credoreference.com/statscust.do?action=sushiinfo, or just send a request to support@credoreference.com.
Please note that when you search "available SUSHI vendors," our info is under Credo Reference, not Infobase. Also, please refer to the supported report types above when pulling stats.