# Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Open Search API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-open-search-api/  
**Provider:** Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur — https://apis.io/providers/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/  
**Base URL:** http://www.idr.iitkgp.ac.in/xmlui/open-search/discover  
**Documentation:** https://iitkgp.irins.org/

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Open Search API is one of 5 APIs that [Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur](https://apis.io/providers/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include OpenSearch. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, authentication docs, and 2 JSON Schemas.

OpenSearch 1.1 description and query operations. All parameters verified live 2026-09-01.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/open-search/description.xml` | Retrieve the OpenSearch 1.1 description document |
| GET | `/open-search/discover` | Search the institutional repository |

## Machine-readable artifacts (14)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/openapi/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-open-search-api-openapi.yml
- **APIReference** — http://www.idr.iitkgp.ac.in/xmlui/open-search/description.xml
- **Documentation** — https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/json-schema/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-idr-opensearch-feed-schema.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/examples/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-idr-opensearch-atom.xml
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/examples/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-idr-opensearch-description.xml
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/authentication/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-authentication.yml
- **Errors** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/errors/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-errors.yml
- **Rules** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/rules/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-rules.yml
- **Vocabulary** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-vocabulary.yml
- **Lifecycle** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-lifecycle.yml
- **Conformance** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/conformance/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-conformance.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/json-schema/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-erp-cep-request-schema.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/refs/heads/main/examples/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-erp-cep-brochure-exchange.txt

## Other Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur APIs (4)

- [IIT Kharagpur IRINS Research Profile Portal (INFLIBNET tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/irins/)
- [IIT Kharagpur Alumni Network (AlmaConnect tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/alumni-network/)
- [Research Organization Registry membership](https://apis.io/apis/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/ror/)
- [Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Continuing Education API](https://apis.io/apis/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-continuing-education-api/)

## Tags

OpenSearch

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