Cardiff University Publications API
Research publication records, keyed on the ORCA EPrints identifier. 2 operation(s), from Cardiff's own PublicationsApi contract on the api.data.cardiff.ac.uk gateway (base path /publications/v1).
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: The Publications API provides a simple interface for applications that want to retrieve lists of publications or information relating to a specific publication within Cardiff University.
version: v1
title: PublicationsApi Publications API
termsOfService: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/terms/
contact:
name: integration@cardiff.ac.uk
x-operator: institution
x-source-contract: openapi/_original/cardiff-publications.yaml
x-rebased:
date: '2026-08-30'
rebase-method: derived
source: openapi/_original/cardiff-publications.yaml
note: >-
Repaired by the API Evangelist university pipeline. The refine-openapis per-tag split
had carried the CoursesApi title, description and base path onto this document; its
paths come from cardiff-publications.yaml. Title, description and servers[] re-based from that parent.
Was: title "CoursesApi Assessments Publications API", servers[0] "https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/courses/v1".
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/publications/v1
security:
- default: []
tags:
- name: Publications
paths:
/:
get:
tags:
- Publications
summary: List all publications
description: The root endpoint returns a list of publications available within the University.
parameters:
- name: creator
in: query
description: Enter a name or names to search for. Either the family name, or the family name followed by a comma and the first name or initial. Names with spaces may be indicated by surrounding them with double quotes, eg. "van Damme, J".
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: school
in: query
description: Enter a school code or codes to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. SOCSI CPLAN
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: format
in: query
description: Enter a format type or types to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. text/html application/pdf
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: editor
in: query
description: Enter a name or names to search for. Either the family name, or the family name followed by a comma and the first name or initial. Names with spaces may be indicated by surrounding them with double quotes, eg. "van Damme, J".
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: id
in: query
description: Enter an eprint id or ids to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. 123 234
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: subject
in: query
description: Enter an subject code or codes to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. AC AI
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: type
in: query
description: Enter a type or types to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. article book
required: false
schema:
type: string
- name: date
in: query
description: yyyy-mm-dd format, can be reduced to yyyy or yyyy-mm
required: false
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: List all publications
content:
application/json:
schema:
required:
- data
- meta
properties:
data:
type: object
properties:
publications:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
date:
type: string
date_type:
type: string
harvardReference:
type: array
items:
type: string
coversheet:
type: string
full_text_status:
type: string
type:
type: string
title:
type: string
rioxx2_free_to_read:
type: object
properties:
free_to_read:
type: string
rioxx2_format:
type: string
eprintid:
type: string
publication:
type: string
sword_depositor:
type: string
rioxx2_publication_date:
type: string
rioxx2_type:
type: string
id_number:
type: string
eprint_status:
type: string
rioxx2_publisher:
type: string
rioxx2_author:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
author:
type: string
rioxx2_publication_datec:
type: string
uri:
type: string
volume:
type: string
rioxx2_license_ref:
type: object
properties:
license_ref:
type: string
start_date:
type: string
rioxx2_identifier:
type: string
rioxx2_version:
type: string
rioxx2_title:
type: string
publisher:
type: string
official_url:
type: string
rioxx2_source:
type: string
rioxx2_description:
type: string
pagerange:
type: string
rioxx2_version_of_record:
type: string
required:
- eprintid
- title
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
security:
- default: []
x-auth-type: Application & Application User
/{eprintid}:
get:
tags:
- Publications
summary: Returns specified publication.
description: This endpoint returns the publication with the specified eprint id.
parameters:
- name: eprintid
in: path
description: Enter an eprint id or ids to search for seperated with a semi-colon. e.g. 123 234
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Returns specified module
content:
application/json:
schema:
required:
- data
- meta
properties:
data:
type: object
properties:
publications:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
date:
type: string
date_type:
type: string
documents:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
rev_number:
type: integer
docid:
type: integer
format:
type: string
main:
type: string
language:
type: string
uri:
type: string
content:
type: string
license:
type: string
security:
type: string
pos:
type: integer
mime_type:
type: string
eprintid:
type: integer
files:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
filename:
type: string
mime_type:
type: string
datasetid:
type: string
filesize:
type: string
mtime:
type: string
uri:
type: string
hash:
type: string
objectid:
type: integer
hash_type:
type: string
fileid:
type: integer
placement:
type: integer
harvardReference:
type: array
items:
type: string
related_url:
type: string
full_text_status:
type: string
type:
type: string
dir:
type: string
userid:
type: integer
divisions:
type: array
items:
type: string
datestamp:
type: string
ispublished:
type: string
rioxx2_format:
type: string
eprintid:
type: string
publication:
type: string
wos:
type: object
properties:
cluster:
type: string
datestamp:
type: string
impact:
type: string
cardiff_browse_id:
type: string
lastmod:
type: string
id_number:
type: string
rev_number:
type: integer
eprint_status:
type: string
rioxx2_author:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
author:
type: string
refereed:
type: string
volume:
type: string
rioxx2_version:
type: string
official_url:
type: string
publisher:
type: string
rioxx2_source:
type: string
rioxx2_description:
type: string
pagerange:
type: string
status_changed:
type: string
rioxx2_version_of_record:
type: string
creators:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: object
properties:
lineage:
type: string
given:
type: string
honourific:
type: string
family:
type: string
id:
type: string
uniqueid:
type: string
coversheet:
type: string
coauthors:
type: integer
title:
type: string
rioxx2_free_to_read:
type: object
properties:
free_to_read:
type: string
security:
type: string
sword_depositor:
type: string
rioxx2_publication_date:
type: string
editors:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: object
properties:
lineage:
type: string
given:
type: string
honourific:
type: string
family:
type: string
selected_by:
type: array
items:
type: string
rioxx2_type:
type: string
subjects:
type: array
items:
type: string
rioxx2_publisher:
type: string
scopus:
type: object
properties:
cluster:
type: string
datestamp:
type: string
impact:
type: string
rioxx2_publication_datec:
type: string
abstract:
type: string
uri:
type: string
rioxx2_license_ref:
type: object
properties:
license_ref:
type: string
start_date:
type: string
rioxx2_identifier:
type: string
rioxx2_title:
type: string
metadata_visibility:
type: string
required:
- type
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
security:
- default: []
x-auth-type: Application & Application User
components:
schemas:
Meta:
type: object
required:
- code
- contentType
- count
- errorStatus
properties:
code:
type: integer
format: int32
errorMessage:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
message:
type: string
count:
type: integer
format: int32
errorStatus:
type: boolean
contentType:
type: string
title: meta
securitySchemes:
default:
type: oauth2
flows:
implicit:
scopes:
clearing: Allows users to see clearing data.
authorizationUrl: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/authorize