Newcastle University

Newcastle University CONTEN Tdm API

A set of endpoints used for describing digitised objects stored in the repository, as well as all the complementary resources created based on them.

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GET /v1/contentdm/{collectionId}/{itemId} CONTENTdm reverse mapping #

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OpenAPI Specification

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: CONTENTdm
  description: A set of endpoints used for describing digitised objects stored in the repository, as well as all the complementary resources created based on them.
paths:
  /v1/contentdm/{collectionId}/{itemId}:
    get:
      operationId: getV1Contentdm
      summary: CONTENTdm reverse mapping
      description: Maps items from CONTENTdm realms against records present in the Digitised Objects Repository.
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: collectionId
        schema:
          type: string
        example: p21051coll2
        required: true
        description: CONTETNdm collection's id (alias)
      - in: path
        name: itemId
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '1922'
        required: true
        description: CONTETNdm item's id (pointer)
      tags:
      - CONTENTdm
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirect to the digitised object's description (```/v1/digitised-objects/{id}```).
          headers:
            Location:
              description: URL where the digitised object's description lives.
              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 collection and object IDs was not found.
        5XX:
          description: Indicates that the server encountered an unexpected exception preventing it from fulfilling the request.

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