Harvard University

Harvard University Harvest API

The Harvest API from Harvard University — 7 operation(s) for harvest.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 12

GET /harvest/clients Harvesting clients harvesting clients #
GET /harvest/clients/{nickName} Harvesting clients harvesting client #
PUT /harvest/clients/{nickName} Harvesting clients modify harvesting client #
POST /harvest/clients/{nickName} Harvesting clients create harvesting client #
DELETE /harvest/clients/{nickName} Harvesting clients delete harvesting client #
POST /harvest/clients/{nickName}/run Harvesting clients start harvesting job #
GET /harvest/server/oaisets Harvesting server oai sets #
POST /harvest/server/oaisets/add Harvesting server create oai set #
GET /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname} Harvesting server oai set #
PUT /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname} Harvesting server modify oai set #
DELETE /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname} Harvesting server delete oai set #
GET /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname}/datasets Harvesting server oai set list datasets #

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-harvest-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-harvest-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dataverse Harvest API
  description: Open source research data repository software.
  version: 6.10.1
tags:
- name: Harvest
paths:
  /harvest/clients:
    get:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_harvestingClients
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients harvesting clients
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/clients/{nickName}:
    get:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_harvestingClient
      parameters:
      - name: nickName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients harvesting client
      x-summary-source: derived
    put:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_modifyHarvestingClient
      parameters:
      - name: nickName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients modify harvesting client
      x-summary-source: derived
    post:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_createHarvestingClient
      parameters:
      - name: nickName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients create harvesting client
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_deleteHarvestingClient
      parameters:
      - name: nickName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients delete harvesting client
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/clients/{nickName}/run:
    post:
      operationId: HarvestingClients_startHarvestingJob
      parameters:
      - name: nickName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting clients start harvesting job
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/server/oaisets:
    get:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_oaiSets
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server oai sets
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/server/oaisets/add:
    post:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_createOaiSet
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server create oai set
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname}:
    get:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_oaiSet
      parameters:
      - name: specname
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server oai set
      x-summary-source: derived
    put:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_modifyOaiSet
      parameters:
      - name: specname
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server modify oai set
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_deleteOaiSet
      parameters:
      - name: specname
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server delete oai set
      x-summary-source: derived
  /harvest/server/oaisets/{specname}/datasets:
    get:
      operationId: HarvestingServer_oaiSetListDatasets
      parameters:
      - name: specname
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: key
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Harvest
      summary: Harvesting server oai set list datasets
      x-summary-source: derived