Newcastle University API Metadata Information API

A set of endpoints for gathering information about the API itself. They can be used for validation, creating types or checking if the service is live.

Operations 3

GET / The API's home page #
GET /info The API's information #
GET /info/open-api The OpenAPI specification #

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OpenAPI Specification

newcastle-api-metadata-information-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Newcastle University | Digitised Objects Repository |…
  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: API Metadata Information
  description: A set of endpoints for gathering information about the API itself. They can be used for validation, creating types or checking if the service is live.
paths:
  /:
    get:
      operationId: getHome
      summary: The API's home page
      description: Returns an OpenAPI interactive documentation for devices requesting HTML, or starting HATEAOS links for JSON requests.
      tags:
      - API Metadata Information
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The API's starting point.
          content:
            text/html:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: An OpenAPI interactive documentation
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      info:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
                      collections:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
                      digitisedObjects:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
                    required:
                    - specification
                required:
                - _links
        5XX:
          description: Indicates that the server encountered an unexpected exception preventing it from fulfilling the request.
  /info:
    get:
      operationId: getInfo
      summary: The API's information
      description: Returns a basic set of information describing the state of the API and its current version.
      tags:
      - API Metadata Information
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The metadata object describing the basic information about the API.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  version:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Version'
                  build:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Version'
                  baseUrl:
                    type: string
                    example: https://api.dor.ncl.ac.uk
                  _links:
                    type: object
                    allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/HomeLinks'
                    - type: object
                      properties:
                        specification:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
                      required:
                      - specification
                required:
                - version
                - build
                - baseUrl
                - _links
        5XX:
          description: Indicates that the server encountered an unexpected exception preventing it from fulfilling the request.
  /info/open-api:
    get:
      operationId: getInfoOpenAPI
      summary: The OpenAPI specification
      description: Presents the current OpenAPI document specification that the API service pledge to implement.
      tags:
      - API Metadata Information
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A JSON object representing the API's OpenAPI schema.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
                example: '{ "openapi": "3.0.0 (...)" }'
        5XX:
          description: Indicates that the server encountered an unexpected exception preventing it from fulfilling the request.
components:
  schemas:
    HateoasParameters:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      description: Any relevant parameters that should be appended to the URL (for GET method) or passed as a payload for other HTTP methods.
      example:
        '?': '...'
    Version:
      type: string
      description: A representation of a version compatible with [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/).
      pattern: /[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/
      example: 1.0.0
    HomeLinks:
      type: object
      description: Standard set of links related to the homepage.
      properties:
        home:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasLink'
      required:
      - home
    HateoasLink:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GET
          - POST
          - PUT
          - DELETE
        parameters:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HateoasParameters'
      required:
      - href
      - type