Cancer.gov

Cancer.gov Resource API

The Resource API from Cancer.gov — 1 operation(s) for resource.

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Operations 1

GET /resource/{id} Gets a Resource by the identifier #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Resources for Researchers Resource API
  description: API for Resources for Researchers
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: /r4r/v1
tags:
- name: Resource
paths:
  /resource/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Resource
      summary: Gets a Resource by the identifier
      operationId: Resource_GetById
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The resource's identifier.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        x-position: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The by identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Resource'
components:
  schemas:
    Resource:
      type: object
      description: Describes the information about a resource
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The resource identifier
          format: int32
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The title of the resource
        website:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The URL where you can get more information about the resource
        body:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The detailed description of the resource
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A brief description of the resource
        toolTypes:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of the tool types this resource is categorized as
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
        toolSubtypes:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of the sub tool types this resource is categorized as
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ToolSubtype'
        researchAreas:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of the areas of research areas where this resource applies
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
        researchTypes:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of the areas of research types where this resource applies
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
        resourceAccess:
          description: Information about how one can aquire access to the resource
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceAccess'
        doCs:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of the NCI Divisions, Offices and Centers (DOCs) that manage the resource
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
        poCs:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          description: A list of points of contact for the resource
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
    KeyLabel:
      type: object
      description: Describes an item's key and label
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        key:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The key of the item
        label:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The label of the item
    Contact:
      type: object
      description: Describes the information about a point of contact
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        name:
          description: The name of the contact
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The title of the contact
        phone:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The phone number of the contact
        email:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The email of the contact
    ToolSubtype:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
      - type: object
        description: Describes the information about the tool type of an resource
        additionalProperties: false
        properties:
          parentKey:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: The parent key of a tool subtype
    Name:
      type: object
      description: Contains the information about a name of a point of contact
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        prefix:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The name prefix of the contact
        firstName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The first name of the contact
        middleName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The middle name of the contact
        lastName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The last name of the contact
        suffix:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The name suffix of the contact
    ResourceAccess:
      type: object
      description: Describes the information about the resource access of a resource
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        type:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The type of resource access
        notes:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The notes about the resource access
x-generator: NSwag v13.20.0.0 (NJsonSchema v10.9.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))