KU Leuven

KU Leuven External Tools API

The External Tools API from KU Leuven — 2 operation(s) for external tools.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

GET /externalTools External tools api get external tools #
POST /externalTools External tools api add external tool #
GET /externalTools/{id} External tools api get external tool #
DELETE /externalTools/{id} External tools api delete external tool #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.kuleuven.be/rdm/en/rdr/api-documentation
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Documentation
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/index.html

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ku-leuven/refs/heads/main/openapi/ku-leuven-external-tools-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

ku-leuven-external-tools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: KU Leuven Research Data Repository (RDR) External Tools API
  description: Dataverse-based institutional research data repository API for KU Leuven (rdr.kuleuven.be), running Dataverse 6.7.1. Public info endpoints are reachable without authentication; write operations require an API token, a registered ORCID, and the Dataset Creator role.
  version: 6.7.1
servers:
- url: https://rdr.kuleuven.be/api
  description: KU Leuven Research Data Repository (RDR) production API
tags:
- name: External Tools
paths:
  /externalTools:
    get:
      operationId: ExternalToolsApi_getExternalTools
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - External Tools
      summary: External tools api get external tools
      x-summary-source: derived
    post:
      operationId: ExternalToolsApi_addExternalTool
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - External Tools
      summary: External tools api add external tool
      x-summary-source: derived
  /externalTools/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: ExternalToolsApi_getExternalTool
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - External Tools
      summary: External tools api get external tool
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: ExternalToolsApi_deleteExternalTool
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      tags:
      - External Tools
      summary: External tools api delete external tool
      x-summary-source: derived