Emory University

Emory University Item API

item resource

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 47

GET /item List or search for items #
POST /item Create a new item #
GET /item/query List items that match a query #
GET /item/test/tiles Get test large image metadata #
GET /item/test/tiles/zxy/{z}/{x}/{y} Get a test large image tile #
DELETE /item/{id} Delete an item by ID #
GET /item/{id} Get an item by ID #
PUT /item/{id} Edit an item or move it to another folder #
GET /item/{id}/adjacent_images Get the previous and next image in the same folder as the given item #
DELETE /item/{id}/aperio Remove Aperio specific metadata from an item #
GET /item/{id}/aperio Find Aperio annotation items associated with a slide image #
POST /item/{id}/aperio Import an item as an Aperio annotation #
PUT /item/{id}/aperio Set the tag associated with the annotation file #
POST /item/{id}/copy Copy an item #
GET /item/{id}/download Download the contents of an item #
GET /item/{id}/files Get the files within an item #
DELETE /item/{id}/metadata Delete metadata fields on an item #
PUT /item/{id}/metadata Set metadata fields on an item #
GET /item/{id}/next_image Get the next image in the same folder as the given item #
GET /item/{id}/position Report the offset of an item in a list or search #
GET /item/{id}/previous_image Get the previous image in the same folder as the given item #
GET /item/{id}/rootpath Get the path to the root of the item's hierarchy #
DELETE /item/{itemId}/internal_metadata/{key} Delete a single internal metadata key on this item #
GET /item/{itemId}/internal_metadata/{key} Get the value for a single internal metadata key on this item #
PUT /item/{itemId}/internal_metadata/{key} Overwrite the value for a single internal metadata key on this item #
DELETE /item/{itemId}/tiles Remove a large image from this item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles Get large image metadata #
POST /item/{itemId}/tiles Create a large image for this item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/bands Get band information for a large image item #
POST /item/{itemId}/tiles/convert Create a new large image item based on an existing item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/dzi.dzi Get DeepZoom compatible metadata #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/dzi_files/{level}/{xandy} Get a DeepZoom image tile #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/fzxy/{frame}/{z}/{x}/{y} Get a large image tile with a frame number #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/histogram Get a histogram for any region of a large image item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/images Get a list of additional images associated with a large image #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/images/{image} Get an image associated with a large image #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/images/{image}/metadata Get metadata for an image associated with a large image #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/internal_metadata Get large image internal metadata #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/pixel Get a single pixel of a large image item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/region Get any region of a large image item, optionally scaling it #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/thumbnail Get a thumbnail of a large image item #
DELETE /item/{itemId}/tiles/thumbnails Delete thumbnail and data files associated with a large_image item #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/thumbnails List all thumbnail and data files associated with a large_image item #
POST /item/{itemId}/tiles/thumbnails Associate or replace a thumbnail or data file with a large_image items #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/tile_frames Composite thumbnails of multiple frames into a single image #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/tile_frames/quad_info Get parameters for using tile_frames as background sprite images #
GET /item/{itemId}/tiles/zxy/{z}/{x}/{y} Get a large image tile #

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/openapi/emory-item-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/json-schema/emory-item-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/json-structure/emory-item-structure.json

Other Resources

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x-examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/examples/emory-get-item-example.json
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x-rules
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/rules/emory-rules.yml
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x-vocabulary
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/vocabulary/emory-vocabulary.yml
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x-json-ld
https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/json-ld/emory-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

emory-item-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Girder REST API (Emory Digital Slide Archive) Item API
  version: 3.2.14
  description: OpenAPI 3.0 conversion of the Girder REST API powering the Emory Digital Slide Archive (computablebrain). Converted faithfully from the live Swagger 2.0 document at https://computablebrain.emory.edu/api/v1/describe.
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
servers:
- url: https://computablebrain.emory.edu/api/v1
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/emory/openapi/emory-item-api-openapi.yml