DataCite provider-prefixes API

Provider Prefixes

Operations 1

GET /provider-prefixes Return a list of provider-prefixes.

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OpenAPI Specification

datacite-provider-prefixes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: REST Provider Prefixes API
  description: The REST API is used for all API interactions with DataCite services.
  contact:
    name: DataCite Support
    url: https://support.datacite.org
    email: support@datacite.org
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datacite/lupo/master/LICENSE
  version: 2.3.0
servers:
- url: https://api.test.datacite.org
  description: Staging server
- url: https://api.datacite.org
  description: Production server
security:
- {}
- BasicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: provider-prefixes
  description: Provider Prefixes
paths:
  /provider-prefixes:
    get:
      tags:
      - provider-prefixes
      summary: Return a list of provider-prefixes.
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: year
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/consortiumIdParam'
      - in: query
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/providerIdParam'
      - in: query
        name: prefix-id
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageNumberParam'
      - in: query
        $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSizeParam'
      - in: query
        name: sort
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - name
          - -name
          - created
          - -created
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A JSON array of provider-prefixes.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderPrefix'
                  meta:
                    allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaCore'
                    - type: object
                      properties:
                        years:
                          allOf:
                          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaArray'
                        states:
                          allOf:
                          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaArray'
                        providers:
                          allOf:
                          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaArray'
                  links:
                    allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
components:
  schemas:
    MetaCore:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          description: Total results count.
          type: number
        totalPages:
          description: Total pages count.
          type: number
        page:
          description: Current page of the results.
          type: number
    MetaObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        count:
          type: number
    DataArray:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataObject'
    MetaArray:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaObject'
    Links:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
        next:
          type: string
    DataObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
    ProviderPrefix:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - provider-prefixes
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            createdAt:
              type: string
              readOnly: true
            updatedAt:
              type: string
              readOnly: true
        relationships:
          type: object
          properties:
            provider:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataObject'
            prefix:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataObject'
            clients:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataArray'
            clientPrefixes:
              type: object
              properties:
                data:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataArray'
      required:
      - id
  parameters:
    pageNumberParam:
      name: page[number]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Page number for [pagination](https://support.datacite.org/docs/pagination).
    pageSizeParam:
      name: page[size]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 1000
      description: Page size between 0 and 1,000 for [pagination](https://support.datacite.org/docs/pagination).
    providerIdParam:
      name: provider-id
      in: query
      description: Filter by a specific DataCite provider (Direct Member or Consortium Organization). Use commas to include multiple providers.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: cern
    consortiumIdParam:
      name: consortium-id
      in: query
      description: Filter by a specific DataCite consortium.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: ardc
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT