Newcastle University

Digitised Objects Repository Search and Data API

A single point-of-truth interface for searching, browsing and displaying the digitised objects held in Newcastle University Library's Special Collections. Eighteen operations across collections, digitised objects, items, search, autocomplete, transcripts, IIIF image delivery, TEI content and CONTENTdm identifier resolution. Open, unauthenticated, HATEOAS-linked, and it publishes its own OpenAPI and build number from a machine-readable /info endpoint. Verified live 2026-08-30 serving 15,482 digitised objects.

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GET /iiif/{id} IIIF permalink #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Newcastle University | Repository | Search and Data…
  version: 1.27.0
  description: 'The *Search and Data API* provides a single point of truth interface for searching, browsing and displaying digitised objects held in Newcastle University Library''s Special Collections.


    Data curators: Special Collections and Archives\

    Administrators: Digital Library Services'
servers:
- url: https://api-dor.ncl.ac.uk
tags:
- name: Digitised Objects
  description: A set of endpoints describing the digitised objects present in the repository.
paths:
  /iiif/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getIIIF
      summary: IIIF permalink
      description: Signpost to to a service responsible for IIIF manifests generation for the given digitised object.
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: UkLWZg9D
        required: true
        description: Digitised object's identifier.
      tags:
      - Digitised Objects
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirects to a IIIF manifest.
          headers:
            Location:
              description: URL where the IIIF manifest will be created.
              schema:
                type: string
                format: uri
              required: true
        '400':
          description: The server could not finalise the response due to the malformed, invalid or missing request parameters.
        '404':
          description: A digitised object with the specified ID was not found.
        5XX:
          description: Indicates that the server encountered an unexpected exception preventing it from fulfilling the request.

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