GS1

GS1 Top Level API

Endpoints to browse or retrieve information about EPCIS resources: - events - types of events - electronic product codes - business steps - business locations - read points - dispositions

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 13

GET /events Returns all EPCIS events available in the EPCIS repository #
GET /eventTypes Returns all EPCIS event types currently available in the EPCIS repository #
GET /eventTypes/{eventType} Returns all sub-resources of an EPCIS event type #
GET /epcs Returns known electronic product codes #
GET /epcs/{epc} Returns all sub-resources of an electronic product code #
GET /bizSteps Returns known business steps #
GET /bizSteps/{bizStep} Returns all sub-resources of a business step #
GET /bizLocations Returns known business locations #
GET /bizLocations/{bizLocation} Returns all sub-resources of a business location #
GET /readPoints Returns known read points #
GET /readPoints/{readPoint} Returns all sub-resources of a read point #
GET /dispositions Returns known dispositions #
GET /dispositions/{disposition} Returns all sub-resources of a disposition #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.gs1.org/standards/epcis

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/gs1/openapi/gs1-top-level-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gs1/json-schema/gs1-epcis-json-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gs1/json-schema/gs1-epcis-query-schema.json

Other Resources

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Specification
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/2.0.1/
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Artefacts
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/epcis/artefacts
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Vocabulary
https://ref.gs1.org/cbv/
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SourceCode
https://github.com/gs1/EPCIS

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OpenAPI Specification

gs1-top-level-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.1
  title: EPCIS 2.0 REST Bindings Top Level API
  license:
    name: Apache2
  description: 'Endpoints to browse or retrieve information about EPCIS resources:

    - events

    - types of events

    - electronic product codes

    - business steps

    - business locations

    - read points

    - dispositions'
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/gs1/openapi/gs1-top-level-api-openapi.yml