Massey University

Massey University Root API

The Root API from Massey University — 1 operation(s) for root.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /api Repository root / HAL link index #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://mro.massey.ac.nz/
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/authentication/massey-authentication.yml
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Documentation
https://www.massey.ac.nz/api/v1/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/openapi/massey-root-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/massey-mro-dspace-root.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/json-schema/massey-mapi-envelope.json

Other Resources

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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/conformance/massey-conformance.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/examples/massey-mro-root.json
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Errors
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/errors/massey-errors.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/examples/massey-mapi-invalid-key.xml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/massey/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/massey-lifecycle.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

massey-root-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Massey Research Online (Pātaka Rangahau) REST Root API
  version: '8.3'
  summary: Read interface to Massey University's institutional research repository, self-hosted on mro.massey.ac.nz.
  description: Massey Research Online / Pātaka Rangahau is Massey University's institutional repository of theses, dissertations and research outputs.
  contact:
    name: Massey University Library IT
    email: LibIT@massey.ac.nz
    url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/
  termsOfService: https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/
servers:
- url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server
  description: Massey Research Online production DSpace backend
tags:
- name: Root
paths:
  /api:
    get:
      operationId: getRoot
      summary: Repository root / HAL link index
      description: Returns repository identity and the full HAL `_links` index of available endpoints. Verified 200 on 2026-09-01.
      tags:
      - Root
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Repository root document.
          content:
            application/hal+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RepositoryRoot'
              examples:
                massey:
                  value:
                    dspaceUI: https://mro.massey.ac.nz
                    dspaceName: Massey Research Online
                    dspaceServer: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server
                    dspaceVersion: DSpace 8.3
                    type: root
components:
  schemas:
    RepositoryRoot:
      type: object
      properties:
        dspaceUI:
          type: string
          format: uri
        dspaceName:
          type: string
        dspaceServer:
          type: string
          format: uri
        dspaceVersion:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        _links:
          type: object
x-operator: institution
x-operator-evidence: mro.massey.ac.nz resolves to 130.123.100.10 inside Massey University's own network and sits under the institution's registrable domain massey.ac.nz. The OAI-PMH Identify response names repositoryIdentifier "mro.massey.ac.nz" and adminEmail LibIT@massey.ac.nz.
x-software:
  name: DSpace
  version: '8.3'
  vendor: LYRASIS / DSpace community
  license: open source (BSD)
  note: Self-hosted open-source software, not a vendor SaaS tenancy. The contract shape is shared with every DSpace 8 installation; the deployment and its content are the institution's.
x-provenance:
  generated: '2026-09-01'
  method: derived
  acquisition: probed
  source:
  - https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api
  evidence:
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api
    status: 200
    note: HAL root; dspaceName "Massey Research Online", dspaceVersion "DSpace 8.3"
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api/core/communities
    status: 200
    note: 19 communities returned
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api/core/collections
    status: 200
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api/core/items
    status: 401
    note: Authentication is required
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams
    status: 401
  - url: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/server/api/config/properties
    status: 405