OSF

OSF Collections API

The Collections API from OSF — 11 operation(s) for collections.

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Operations 21

GET /collections/ List all Collections #
POST /collections/ Create a Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/ Retrieve a Collection #
DELETE /collections/{collection_id}/ Delete a Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/linked_nodes List All Linked Nodes for a Collection #
POST /collections/{collection_id}/linked_nodes/relationships/ Link Nodes to Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/linked_nodes/relationships/ Give a Sparse List of Node Ids #
DELETE /collections/{collection_id}/linked_nodes/relationships/ Remove Nodes From Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/linked_registrations/ List All Linked Registrations for a Collection #
POST /collections/{collection_id}/linked_registrations/relationships/ Link Registrations to Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/linked_registrations/relationships/ Give a Sparse List of Registrations Ids #
DELETE /collections/{collection_id}/linked_registrations/relationships/ Remove Registrations From Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/linked_preprints/ List All Linked Preprints for a Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/ Retrieve a list of collected metadata for a collection #
POST /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/ Add Metadata or Subjects to a Entity in a Collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id} Retrieve Specific Metadata for a Collection #
POST /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id} Add Metadata or Subjects to an Entity in a Collection #
DELETE /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id} Delete Collection Metadata from entitiy #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id}/subjects/ Retrieve subject data for a specific piece of metadata info for a collection #
GET /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id}/relationships/subjects/ Retrieve subject metadata for a specific piece of metadata in a collection #
POST /collections/{collection_id}/collected_metadata/{cgm_id}/relationships/subjects/ Update subjects for a specific piece of metadata in a collection #

Specifications

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https://artifacts.apis.io/osf/openapi/osf-collections-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

osf-collections-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OSF APIv2 Documentation Collections 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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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/osf/openapi/osf-collections-api-openapi.yml