Harvard University

Harvard University Access API

The Access API from Harvard University — 23 operation(s) for access.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 29

GET /access/datafile/bundle/{fileId} Access datafile bundle #
POST /access/datafile/bundle/{fileId} Access datafile bundle with guestbook response #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId} Access datafile #
POST /access/datafile/{fileId} Access datafile with guestbook response #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId}/auxiliary Access list datafile metadata aux #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId}/auxiliary/{formatTag}/{formatVersion} Access download auxiliary file #
DELETE /access/datafile/{fileId}/auxiliary/{formatTag}/{formatVersion} Access delete auxiliary file with version #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId}/auxiliary/{origin} Access list datafile metadata aux by origin #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId}/metadata Access tabular datafile metadata #
GET /access/datafile/{fileId}/metadata/ddi Access tabular datafile metadata DDI #
PUT /access/datafile/{id}/grantAccess/{identifier} Access grant file access #
GET /access/datafile/{id}/listRequests Access list file access requests #
PUT /access/datafile/{id}/rejectAccess/{identifier} Access reject file access #
PUT /access/datafile/{id}/requestAccess Access request file access #
DELETE /access/datafile/{id}/revokeAccess/{identifier} Access revoke file access #
GET /access/datafile/{id}/userFileAccessRequested Access get user file access requested #
GET /access/datafile/{id}/userPermissions Access get user permissions on file #
POST /access/datafiles Access post download datafiles #
GET /access/datafiles/{fileIds} Access datafiles #
POST /access/datafiles/{fileIds} Access datafiles with guestbook response #
GET /access/dataset/{id} Access download all from latest #
POST /access/dataset/{id} Access download all from latest with guestbook response #
GET /access/dataset/{id}/versions/{versionId} Access download all from version #
POST /access/dataset/{id}/versions/{versionId} Access download all from version with guestbook response #
GET /access/dataverseFeaturedItemImage/{itemId} Access get dataverse feature item image #
GET /access/dsCardImage/{versionId} Access ds card image #
GET /access/dvCardImage/{dataverseId} Access dv card image #
GET /access/fileCardImage/{fileId} Access file card image #
PUT /access/{id}/allowAccessRequest Access allow access request #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/native-api.html

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/harvard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/harvard-lil-lawskills-persona-index.schema.json

Other Resources

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GitHub
https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/harvard/refs/heads/main/examples/harvard-dataverse-search-response.json
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GitHub
https://github.com/harvard-lil/lawskills-hub
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/harvard/refs/heads/main/examples/harvard-lil-lawskills-personas.json

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OpenAPI Specification

harvard-access-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dataverse Access API
  description: Open source research data repository software.
  version: 6.10.1
tags:


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