Figshare

Figshare Articles API

The articles API from Figshare — 34 operation(s) for articles.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Scholarly Output & Publication Management BC-4780.40

Operations 53

GET /articles Public Articles #
GET /articles/{article_id} View article details #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions List article versions #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id} Article details for version #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id}/files Public Article version files #
GET /articles/{article_id}/download Public Article Download #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id}/download Public Article Version Download #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id}/embargo Public Article Embargo for article version #
GET /articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id}/confidentiality Public Article Confidentiality for article version #
GET /articles/{article_id}/files List article files #
GET /articles/{article_id}/files/{file_id} Article file details #
GET /account/articles Private Articles #
POST /account/articles Create new Article #
GET /account/articles/{article_id} Article details #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id} Update article #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id} Delete article #
PATCH /account/articles/{article_id} Partially update article #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/embargo Article Embargo Details #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/embargo Update Article Embargo #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/embargo Delete Article Embargo #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/resource Private Article Resource #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/publish Private Article Publish #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/unpublish Public Article Unpublish #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/reserve_doi Private Article Reserve DOI #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/reserve_handle Private Article Reserve Handle #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/download Private Article Download #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id} Update article version #
PATCH /account/articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id} Partially update article version #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/versions/{version_id}/update_thumb Update article version thumbnail #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/authors List article authors #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/authors Replace article authors #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/authors Add article authors #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/authors/{author_id} Delete article author #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/categories List article categories #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/categories Replace article categories #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/categories Add article categories #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/categories/{category_id} Delete article category #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/confidentiality Article confidentiality details #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/confidentiality Update article confidentiality #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/confidentiality Delete article confidentiality #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/private_links List private links #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/private_links Create private link #
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/private_links/{link_id} Update private link #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/private_links/{link_id} Disable private link #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/files List article files #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/files Initiate Upload #
GET /account/articles/{article_id}/files/{file_id} Single File #
POST /account/articles/{article_id}/files/{file_id} Complete Upload #
DELETE /account/articles/{article_id}/files/{file_id} File Delete #
GET /account/articles/export Account Article Report #
POST /account/articles/export Initiate a new Report #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.figshare.com/
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Authentication
https://docs.figshare.com/api_reference/oauth/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/openapi/figshare-articles-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-article-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-collection-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-project-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-author-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-publicfile-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-license-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/figshare-fundinginformation-schema.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/examples/figshare-article-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/examples/figshare-collection-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/examples/figshare-project-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/figshare/refs/heads/main/examples/figshare-file_upload-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

figshare-articles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Figshare Articles API
  description: Figshare API v2 - Full REST API documentation for managing articles, collections, projects and more.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Figshare Support
    url: https://support.figshare.com/support/home
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://api.figshare.com/v2
tags:


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