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CDISC Library uses linked data and a REST API to deliver CDISC standards metadata to software applications that automate standards-based processes. CDISC Library provides access to new relationships between standards as well as a substantially increased number of versioned CDISC standards and controlled terminology packages.
CDISC Library is the single, trusted, authoritative source of CDISC standards metadata and represents a new way of creating, maintaining, and publishing this metadata.
Additional benefits include:



Listed below are the available CDISC standards and terminology. This page will be periodically updated to reflect new released content.

CDISC Library Account Request
Thank you for your interest in the CDISC Library. Free access is a benefit of CDISC Membership.
We also invite Open Source Developers to gain access to create tools and applications that foster greater innovation and can be leveraged by industry.
If you have an account on the CDISC Website, please login. If you don't have an account, please create one here.
If your organization is not a CDISC Member, please complete our Product Inquiry Form to learn about CDISC Membership or fee-based options to access the CDISC Library.
You can access the following sites via the links provided and add them to your bookmarks:
- Data Standards Browser: https://library.cdisc.org/browser.
- API Management Developer Portal: https://api.developer.library.cdisc.org.
- Base URL for API: https://library.cdisc.org/api. Please note that an API Key (found on the API Management Developer Portal) is required to access the API.
Platinum-level organizations receive a maximum of three accounts and Gold-level organizations receive a maximum of two accounts as a benefit of CDISC membership. For more information, please visit the Benefits Summary tab. Accounts may be requested via our Account Request Form. Upgrades and account bundles are also available to our users.
Note: Access to CDISC Library is different from creating an account on CDISC’s website to download standards and access our Members Only Area.
You can access the data standards browser with your existing CDISC Library credentials here https://library.cdisc.org/browser.
Yes. Visit the API Documentation on the CDISC website, at https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library/api-documentation.
No. You will receive a separate username and password after following the CDISC Library account creation process here: https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library.
How-to articles can be found on CDISC Library Service Desk Knowledge Base on the following page: https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/How-to+articles.
CDISC Library API customers can obtain a product catalog electronically by submitting /mdr/products
.
A product catalog is also posted on https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library/available-content.
CDISC requires metadata in CDISC Library to match what is originally published. CDISC uses automated tools to take the metadata from the specifications in the publications and put it into CDISC Library. The CDISC Library Release Notes describe where there are exceptions and/or limitations. CDISC is working to ensure that known issues in the published standards are addressed.
The content from Foundational Standards that is highly structured with predictable patterns is available in CDISC Library. For example, domain specification tables from the SDTM and SDTMIGs, metadata tables from CDASH and CDASHIG, data structure variables from ADaMIGs, and Controlled Terminology quarterly publications.
The CDISC Library API supports queries made using HTTPS scheme. When they are made using HTTP however, the server redirects the queries to HTTPS unless an application client is configured not to automatically follow the redirect. In this case, an HTTP 301 status code (i.e., Moved Permanently) will be the result.
In terms of authorization method, API Key Auth is supported. Details about API Key can be found in this Knowledge Base article here https://wiki.cdisc.org/x/iAvFBg.
CDISC Library uses dashes for version. There is no v or V. /mdr/sdtm/1-6
is the correct query construct.
The trailing forward slash is extra, which causes the error. /mdr/sdtmig/3-2/classes
is the correct query construct.
Path parameters are case sensitive. /mdr/sdtm/3-3
is the correct query construct.
An HTTP status code is always returned after the server finished processing a request. CDISC Library API generally follows HTTP/1.1's guidelines for status code. For example, 200 indicates a successful request. When a query is not successful, with status code in the 4xx and 5xx series, a message will appear in the response body. For example, when requesting a fictitious version of SDTMIG, sdtmig-5-0
:
HTTP/1.1 404
status: 404
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 23:46:19 GMT
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "Service resource error.",
"detail": "Requested resource [http://library.cdisc.org/sdtmig-5-0/Product] does not exist."
}
For a list of supported HTTP status codes, visit https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/HTTP+Status+Codes.
Release Notes are accessible here: https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/Release+Notes. Additionally, CDISC continues to expand the knowledge base in the CDISC WIKI here: https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/How-to+articles.
CDISC Library Benefits Summary
Membership | License | Maximum Allocated Bandwidth (Per Organization) | Maximum # of Accounts (Per Organization) |
---|---|---|---|
Platinum | Member | 2 GB/month | 3 |
Platinum | Commercial | 3 GB/month | 4 |
Gold | Member | 1.5 GB/month | 2 |
Gold | Commercial | 2.5 GB/month | 3 |
Account Bundle Options
If your organization would like to obtain additional CDISC Library accounts, please review the options below and email CDISC Library Support for additional details.
Bundle Option | Bundle Cost* | Bandwidth Allocation % (per bundle)** |
---|---|---|
10 accounts | $2,500/year | 4 GB/month |
20 accounts | $3,500/year | 8 GB/month |
30 accounts | $5,000/year | 20 GB/month |
*The cost of account bundles is on-top of existing CDISC membership benefits. It will be invoiced accordingly based on bundling option selected. CDISC Library accounts will not be created until invoice is paid in full by the requesting organization.
**Exceeding bandwidth allocation can result in overage fees.
Upgrades & Overage Fees
Additional Account Cost per Year (Per Organization)* | Bandwidth Overage Fee per Month (Per Organization)** |
---|---|
$300/account | $1.00/GB |
*Additional accounts are billed at time of membership fee dues.
**Overage fees incurred per given calendar month beyond existing benefit limits. Bandwidth overage fees are billed on a monthly basis.