OSF

OSF Collection Providers API

A Collection Submissions Provider represents the data for moderators and admins for a group of collections. It acts as a central hub for managing all collection submissions within various collections, ensuring that the moderation process is handled efficiently and consistently across different collections. The Collection Submissions Provider holds important information, such as the list of moderators and admins, and the moderation rules for all collections under its umbrella. Historical data about past collection submissions and their states is saved via Collection Submission Actions. Through the Collection Submissions Provider, moderators can oversee the state of all submissions in collections they manage, ensuring that each submission follows the appropriate state transitions and adheres to the standards set for collection submissions. It aids in providing transparency and order to the process of managing collections and ensures that moderators and admins have the tools and information they need to effectively manage collection submissions.

Operations 13

GET /providers/collections/ List Collections Providers #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/ Collections Providers Detail #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/licenses/ Collections Providers Licenses List #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/taxonomies/ List Taxonomies for a Collection Provider (Deprecated) #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/taxonomies/highlighted/ List Highlighted Taxonomies for a Collection Provider (Deprecated) #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/submissions/ Collections Providers Submissions List #
GET /provider/collections/{provider_id}/subjects/ Collections Providers Subject List #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/subjects/highlighted/ Collections Providers Highlighted Subject List #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/ List Moderators for a Collection Provider #
POST /providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/ Add a Moderator to a Collection Provider #
GET /providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/ Retrieve a Moderator for a Collection Provider #
PATCH /providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/ Update a Moderator's Permission Group for a Collection Provider #
DELETE /providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/ Remove a Moderator from a Collection Provider #

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osf-collection-providers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OSF APIv2 Documentation Collection Providers API
  description: This is the official documentation for the OSF (Open Science Framework) API v2.
  version: '2.0'
  termsOfService: https://osf.io/terms_of_use/
  contact:
    name: OSF Support Team
    email: support@osf.io
    url: https://help.osf.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-logo:
    url: https://cdn.cos.io/media/images/cos_center_logo_small.original.png
    backgroundColor: transparent
servers:
- url: https://api.test.osf.io/v2
tags:


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