Cardiff University

Cardiff University Subjects API

Reference list of subject codes. 1 operation(s), from Cardiff's own LookupsApi contract on the api.data.cardiff.ac.uk gateway (base path /lookups/v1).

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Operations 1

GET /subjects Retrieve a list of all subjects taught within the Univesity.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: The Lookup API provides a simple interface for applications that just want to retrieve a list of items. Using the Lookup API, clients can retrieve lists of level/semester codes, subjects, and schools used within Cardiff University.
  version: v1
  title: LookupsApi Subjects API
  termsOfService: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/terms/
  contact:
    name: integration@cardiff.ac.uk
  x-operator: institution
  x-source-contract: openapi/_original/cardiff-lookups.yaml
  x-rebased:
    date: '2026-08-30'
    rebase-method: derived
    source: openapi/_original/cardiff-lookups.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-lookups.yaml. Title, description and servers[] re-based from that parent.
      Was: title "CoursesApi Assessments Subjects 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/lookups/v1
security:
- default: []
tags:
- name: Subjects
paths:
  /subjects:
    get:
      tags:
      - Subjects
      summary: Retrieve a list of all subjects taught within the Univesity.
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: 'Programme Type. Accepted values: P (Postgraduate), R (Research) or U (Undergraduate). (Note: This parameter is case sensitive.)'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of subjects to return
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Offset of subjects to return
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Sorts the data by column name, use "-" for descending
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns a list all subjects
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                required:
                - data
                - meta
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      subjects:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            code:
                              type: string
                          required:
                          - code
                          - name
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
      security:
      - default: []
      x-auth-type: Application & Application User
      x-throttling-tier: Unlimited
components:
  schemas:
    Meta:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - contentType
      - count
      - errorStatus
      properties:
        errorMessage:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
        count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        code:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        contentType:
          type: string
        errorStatus:
          type: boolean
      title: meta
  securitySchemes:
    default:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          scopes:
            clearing: Allows users to see clearing data.
          authorizationUrl: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/authorize