Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Tags API

Point-of-interest categories.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HKUST Path Advisor Tags API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Public, keyless JSON API behind HKUST Path Advisor, the university's indoor/outdoor campus wayfinding service at https://pathadvisor.ust.hk.
  contact:
    name: HKUST Information Technology Services Office
    url: https://itso.hkust.edu.hk/
  x-operator: institution
  x-artifact-provenance:
    generated: '2026-08-30'
    method: probed
    source: Live unauthenticated GET probes against https://pathadvisor.ust.hk/api on 2026-08-30. Endpoints confirmed by a 200 or a distinguishing non-generic error; the service returns a generic 400 {"error":{"message":"Bad request"}} for unknown routes, so only 200 and 401 responses were treated as proof a route exists.
servers:
- url: https://pathadvisor.ust.hk/api
  description: Production. CORS Access-Control-Allow-Origin *; HSTS; nginx. No API key required.
tags:
- name: Tags
  description: Point-of-interest categories.
paths:
  /tags:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tags
      operationId: listTags
      summary: List point-of-interest categories
      description: Returns the categories Path Advisor uses to classify campus features — accessible toilet, guest accommodation, lift, and so on — each with the URL of its map icon.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tag list.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
              example:
                data:
                - _id: accessibleToilet
                  name: Accessible Toilet
                  imageUrl: https://pathadvisor.ust.hk/api/tags/accessibleToilet.png
components:
  schemas:
    Tag:
      type: object
      description: A point-of-interest category.
      required:
      - _id
      - name
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          example: accessibleToilet
        name:
          type: string
          example: Accessible Toilet
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Map icon for the category.
          example: https://pathadvisor.ust.hk/api/tags/accessibleToilet.png