Ghent University Locations API

The Locations API from Ghent University — 1 operation(s) for locations.

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GET /meta.json List every restaurant location known to the API #

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OpenAPI Specification

ghent-locations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Hydra Resto Locations API
  version: '2.5'
  summary: Student-restaurant locations, daily menus, sandwiches, salads and allergens at Ghent University.
  description: The Resto API powers Hydra, the Ghent University student app.
  contact:
    name: Zeus WPI
    url: https://zeus.gent/
  license:
    name: See the Hydra repository
    url: https://github.com/ZeusWPI/hydra
servers:
- url: https://hydra.ugent.be/api/2.0/resto
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Locations
paths:
  /meta.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - Locations
      operationId: getMeta
      summary: List every restaurant location known to the API
      description: The main entry point. Each location carries the endpoint slug used in the menu paths. This data is curated by hand.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
components:
  schemas:
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        locations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
    Location:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        latitude:
          type: number
        longitude:
          type: number
        type:
          type: string
          description: Main type of the location, for example resto or cafetaria.
        endpoint:
          type: string
          description: Slug used in the menu paths.
        open:
          type: object
          description: Regular opening intervals per location type, as hh:mm pairs. Holidays and exceptional closures are not accounted for.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string