Elsevier ScienceDirect APIs
ScienceDirect APIs expose peer-reviewed full-text scientific, technical and medical content from all scholarly publications indexed by ScienceDirect, Elsevier's premier scientific platform.
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OpenAPI Specification
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"version": "2.0",
"title": "Elsevier ScienceDirect APIs"
},
"tags": [
{
"name": "ScienceDirect_Search_V2",
"description": "ScienceDirect Search V2 API"
},
{
"name": "Abstract_Retrieval",
"description": "Abstract Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Affiliation_Retrieval",
"description": "Affiliation Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Article_Entitlement_Retrieval",
"description": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Article_Metadata",
"description": "Article Metadata API"
},
{
"name": "Article_Retrieval",
"description": "Article Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Author_Retrieval",
"description": "Author Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Engineering_Village_Retrieval",
"description": "Engineering Village Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Object_Retrieval",
"description": "Object Retrieval API"
},
{
"name": "Nonserial_Title",
"description": "Nonserial Title API"
},
{
"name": "Serial_Title",
"description": "Serial Title API"
}
],
"host": "api.elsevier.com",
"basePath": "/content",
"schemes": [
"https",
"http"
],
"paths": {
"/article/entitlement/doi/{doi}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Entitlement_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article entitlement retrieval via DOI exposes interfaces associated with Article entitlement retrieval API. Multiple DOI values can be submitted by including them as a comma-delimited list.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleEntitlementRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03313-0",
"description": "doi value or comma-delimited list",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"application/json"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {}
}
},
"summary": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/entitlement/eid/{eid}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Entitlement_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article entitlement retrieval via EID exposes interfaces associated with Article entitlement retrieval API. Multiple EID values can be submitted by including them as a comma-delimited list.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleEntitlementRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "2-s2.0-0037070197",
"description": "eid value or comma-delimited list",
"in": "path",
"name": "eid",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"application/json"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {}
}
},
"summary": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/entitlement/pii/{pii}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Entitlement_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article entitlement retrieval via PII exposes interfaces associated with Article entitlement retrieval API. Multiple PII values can be submitted by including them as a comma-delimited list.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleEntitlementRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "S0014579301033130",
"description": "pii value or comma-delimited list",
"in": "path",
"name": "pii",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"application/json"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/entitlement/pubmed_id/{pubmed_id}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Entitlement_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article entitlement retrieval via Medline/Pubmed ID exposes interfaces associated with Article entitlement retrieval API. Multiple Medline/Pubmed ID values can be submitted by including them as a comma-delimited list.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleEntitlementRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "11852050",
"description": "pubmed_id value or comma-delimited list",
"in": "path",
"name": "pubmed_id",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"application/json"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/entitlement/scopus_id/{scopus_id}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Entitlement_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article entitlement retrieval via Scopus ID exposes interfaces associated with Article entitlement retrieval API. Multiple Scopus ID values can be submitted by including them as a comma-delimited list.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleEntitlementRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "0037070197",
"description": "scopus_id value or comma-delimited list",
"in": "path",
"name": "scopus_id",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"application/json"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Entitlement Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/doi/{doi}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article retrieval via DOI exposes interfaces associated with Article Retrieval API.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.078",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"default": "text/xml",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"text/plain",
"application/xml",
"application/json",
"application/pdf",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/eid/{eid}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article retrieval via EID exposes interfaces associated with Article Retrieval API.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "1-s2.0-S0167527317311075",
"description": "eid value",
"in": "path",
"name": "eid",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"text/plain",
"application/xml",
"application/json",
"application/pdf",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/pii/{pii}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article retrieval via PII exposes interfaces associated with Article Retrieval API.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "S0167527317311075",
"description": "pii value",
"in": "path",
"name": "pii",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"text/plain",
"application/xml",
"application/json",
"application/pdf",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Retrieval API"
}
},
"/article/pubmed_id/{pubmed_id}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Article retrieval via Medline/Pubmed ID exposes interfaces associated with Article Retrieval API.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "28274577",
"description": "pubmed_id value",
"in": "path",
"name": "pubmed_id",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"text/xml",
"text/plain",
"application/xml",
"application/json",
"application/pdf",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Retrieval API"
}
},
"/metadata/article": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Article_Metadata"
],
"description": "<strong>Article Metadata exposes interfaces associated with searching full-text articles.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ArticleMetadata",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "gene",
"description": "search query string",
"in": "query",
"name": "query",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"application/atom+xml",
"application/xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/sciencedirect"
}
}
},
"summary": "Article Metadata API"
}
},
"/object/doi/{doi}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve object references associated with a full text article by DOI.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03313-0",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "application/json",
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/doi/{doi}/ref/{ref}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve individual object or object metadata associated with a full text article by DOI.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03313-0",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "gr1",
"description": "Specific Object Reference",
"in": "path",
"name": "ref",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "image/gif",
"description": "To retrieve object enter mime type here. Example: image/gif",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Request metadata about object by entering META in view field and removing httpAccept value.",
"in": "query",
"name": "view",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/doi/{doi}/ref/{ref}/high": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve high-resolution image associated with a full text article by DOI.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.08.010",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "gr1",
"description": "Specific Object Reference",
"in": "path",
"name": "ref",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "*/*",
"description": "To retrieve object enter mime type here. Example: */*",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/doi/{doi}/ref/{ref}/standard": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve regular-sized image associated with a full text article by DOI.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03313-0",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "gr1",
"description": "Specific Object Reference",
"in": "path",
"name": "ref",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "*/*",
"description": "To retrieve object enter mime type here. Example: */*",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/doi/{doi}/ref/{ref}/thumbnail": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve thumbnail image associated with a full text article by DOI.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03313-0",
"description": "doi value",
"in": "path",
"name": "doi",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "gr1",
"description": "Specific Object Reference",
"in": "path",
"name": "ref",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "image/gif",
"description": "To retrieve object enter mime type here. Example: image/gif",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/eid/{eid}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve object references associated with a full text article by EID.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "1-s2.0-S0014579301033130",
"description": "eid value",
"in": "path",
"name": "eid",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "application/json",
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/pii/{pii}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve object references associated with a full text article by PII.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "S0014579301033130",
"description": "pii value",
"in": "path",
"name": "pii",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "application/json",
"description": "Requested content type, overrides HTTP header value",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/pii/{pii}/ref/{ref}": {
"get": {
"tags": [
"Object_Retrieval"
],
"description": "<strong>Object retrieval API to retrieve individual object or object metadata associated with a full text article by PII.</strong><br/> API key in this example was setup with authorized CORS domains.",
"operationId": "ObjectRetrieval",
"parameters": [
{
"default": "S0014579301033130",
"description": "pii value",
"in": "path",
"name": "pii",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "gr1",
"description": "Specific Object Reference",
"in": "path",
"name": "ref",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "7f59af901d2d86f78a1fd60c1bf9426a",
"description": "Your API key",
"in": "query",
"name": "apiKey",
"required": true,
"type": "string"
},
{
"default": "image/gif",
"description": "To retrieve object enter mime type here. Example: image/gif",
"in": "query",
"name": "httpAccept",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "Request metadata about object by entering META in view field and removing httpAccept value.",
"in": "query",
"name": "view",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "insttoken",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for authorization, institution authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"in": "query",
"description": "Specification for active session, secured authtoken",
"required": false,
"type": "string"
}
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"text/xml",
"application/rdf+xml"
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "No response was specified",
"schema": {
"items": {},
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"summary": "Object Retrieval API"
}
},
"/object/pii/{pii}/ref/{ref}/high": {
"get":
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