Aalto University

Aalto University SISU Courses API

The SISU Courses API from Aalto University — 4 operation(s) for sisu courses.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

GET /courseunits Retrieve all course units #
GET /courseunitrealisations Retrieve all course unit realizations (with start and end date) #
GET /courseunitrealisations/{id} Retrieve one particular course unit realization using the SISU internal ID #
GET /courseunitrealisations-enhanced Retrieve detailed course information - only for internal Aalto use #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://3scale.apps.ocp4.aalto.fi/docs/swagger/facilities2
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Documentation
https://3scale.apps.ocp4.aalto.fi/docs/swagger/open_courses_sisu
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Documentation
https://3scale.apps.ocp4.aalto.fi/docs/swagger/research
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https://3scale.apps.ocp4.aalto.fi/docs/swagger/projectscostcenters

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aalto/refs/heads/main/openapi/aalto-sisu-courses-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aalto/refs/heads/main/json-schema/aalto-facilities-api-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aalto/refs/heads/main/json-schema/aalto-course-sisu-api-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

aalto-sisu-courses-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sisu API (replaces /oodiapi) SISU Courses API
  description: Handles SISU data - course units and realizations
  version: 0.0.18
servers:
- url: https://course.api.aalto.fi:443/api/sisu/v1
- url: https://course-test.api.aalto.fi:443/api/sisu/v1
tags:
- name: SISU Courses
paths:
  /courseunits:
    get:
      tags:
      - SISU Courses
      summary: Retrieve all course units
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Course unit response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitsType'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      operationId: getCourseunits
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /courseunitrealisations:
    get:
      tags:
      - SISU Courses
      summary: Retrieve all course unit realizations (with start and end date)
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: code
        in: query
        description: Wild card search for code
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: endTimeAfter
        in: query
        description: Return all course units which end after the specified time
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: endTimeBefore
        in: query
        description: Return all course units which end before the specified time
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: organizationId
        in: query
        description: Filter by organization id
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: Searches from course code, name, teacher and summary. Supports multiple keywords
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startTimeAfter
        in: query
        description: Return all course units which start after the specified time
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startTimeBefore
        in: query
        description: Return all course units which start before the specified time
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: unitType
        in: query
        description: Filter course units by type
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Limit the size of the result set
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Course unit realisation response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitrealisationsType'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
      operationId: getCourseunitrealisations
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /courseunitrealisations/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - SISU Courses
      summary: Retrieve one particular course unit realization using the SISU internal ID
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: 'SISU Course unit realisation id. example aalto-CUR-1148019327-2 '
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Course unit realisation response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitrealisationType'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
      operationId: getCourseunitrealisationsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /courseunitrealisations-enhanced:
    get:
      tags:
      - SISU Courses
      summary: Retrieve detailed course information - only for internal Aalto use
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Filter with course unit types, comma separated
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: endTimeAfter
        in: query
        description: Return units which end after the specified date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: endTimeBefore
        in: query
        description: Return units which end before the specified date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: startTimeAfter
        in: query
        description: Return units which start after the specified date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: startTimeBefore
        in: query
        description: Return units which start before the specified date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Course unit realisation response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitrealisations-enhancedType'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorResponse'
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      operationId: getCourseunitrealisationsEnhanced
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    courseunitrealisationsType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitrealisationType'
    courseunitsType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitType'
    costCentre:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        share:
          type: integer
        code:
          type: string
        schoolName:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        schoolCode:
          type: string
        abbreviation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
    courseunitrealisationType:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        startDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        endDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        type:
          type: string
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        summary:
          type: object
          properties:
            workload:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            prerequisites:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            learningOutcomes:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            literature:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            languagegueOfInstructions:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            registration:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            homepage:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            content:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            cerfLevel:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            level:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            teacherInCharge:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            assesmentMethods:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            courseStatus:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            substitutes:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            additionalInformation:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            gradingScale:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
            teachingPeriod:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        organizationId:
          type: string
        credits:
          type: integer
        courseUnitId:
          type: string
        languageOfInstructionCodes:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
        teachers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
    errorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorType'
    errorType:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: number
        message:
          type: string
    courseunitrealisations-enhancedType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/courseunitrealisation-enhancedType'
    courseunitType:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        groupId:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        curriculumPeriodIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        organisations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              organisationId:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
              educationalInstitutionUrn:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
              roleUrn:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
              share:
                type: integer
                example: 1
              validityPeriod:
                type: object
                properties: {}
        validityPeriod.startDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        validityPeriod.endDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        credits:
          type: object
          properties:
            min:
              type: integer
            max:
              type: integer
    stringType:
      type: string
    error:
      required:
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        inner:
          type: string
    courseunitrealisation-enhancedType:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/langType'
        activityStartDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        activityEndDate:
          type: string
          example: '2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z'
        enrollmentCount:
          type: string
        courseCode:
          type: string
        teachingLanguage:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        costCentre:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/costCentre'
        responsibleTeachers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/stringType'
        responsibleTeachersDetails:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              employeeNumber:
                type: string
                example: ATTESTI42
              eppn:
                type: string
                example: testin5@aalto.fi
        participants:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    langType:
      type: object
      properties:
        fi:
          type: string
        sv:
          type: string
        en:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: USER_KEY