Harvard University

Harvard University Users API

The Users API from Harvard University — 10 operation(s) for users.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 11

GET /users/:me Users get authenticated user by token #
POST /users/register Users register OIDC user #
GET /users/token Users get token expiration date #
DELETE /users/token Users delete token #
POST /users/token/recreate Users recreate token #
POST /users/{consumedIdentifier}/mergeIntoUser/{baseIdentifier} Users merge in authenticated user #
GET /users/{identifier}/allowedCollections/{permission} Users get user permitted collections #
POST /users/{identifier}/changeIdentifier/{newIdentifier} Users change authenticated user identifier #
POST /users/{identifier}/removeRoles Users remove user roles #
GET /users/{identifier}/traces Users get traces #
GET /users/{identifier}/traces/{element} Users get traces element #

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-users-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-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dataverse Users API
  description: Open source research data repository software.
  version: 6.10.1
tags:
- name: Users
paths:
  /users/:me:
    get:
      operationId: Users_getAuthenticatedUserByToken
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users get authenticated user by token
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/register:
    post:
      operationId: Users_registerOIDCUser
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users register OIDC user
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/token:
    get:
      operationId: Users_getTokenExpirationDate
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users get token expiration date
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: Users_deleteToken
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users delete token
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/token/recreate:
    post:
      operationId: Users_recreateToken
      parameters:
      - name: returnExpiration
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users recreate token
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{consumedIdentifier}/mergeIntoUser/{baseIdentifier}:
    post:
      operationId: Users_mergeInAuthenticatedUser
      parameters:
      - name: baseIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: consumedIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users merge in authenticated user
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{identifier}/allowedCollections/{permission}:
    get:
      operationId: Users_getUserPermittedCollections
      parameters:
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: permission
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users get user permitted collections
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{identifier}/changeIdentifier/{newIdentifier}:
    post:
      operationId: Users_changeAuthenticatedUserIdentifier
      parameters:
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: newIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users change authenticated user identifier
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{identifier}/removeRoles:
    post:
      operationId: Users_removeUserRoles
      parameters:
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users remove user roles
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{identifier}/traces:
    get:
      operationId: Users_getTraces
      parameters:
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users get traces
      x-summary-source: derived
  /users/{identifier}/traces/{element}:
    get:
      operationId: Users_getTracesElement
      parameters:
      - name: element
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Users get traces element
      x-summary-source: derived