OSF

OSF Nodes API

The Nodes API from OSF — 37 operation(s) for nodes.

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Operations 64

GET /nodes/ List all nodes #
POST /nodes/ Create a node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/ Retrieve a node #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/ Update a node #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/ Delete a node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/addons/ List all addons #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/addons/{provider}/folders/ List all addon folders #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/addons/{provider}/ Retrieve an addon #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/addons/{provider}/ Update an addon #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/children/ List all child nodes #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/children/ Create a child node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/citation/ Retrieve citation details #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/citation/{style_id}/ Retrieve a styled citation #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/comments/ List all comments #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/comments/ Create a comment #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/contributors/ List all contributors #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/contributors/ Create a contributor #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/contributors/{user_id}/ Retrieve a contributor #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/contributors/{user_id}/ Update a contributor #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/contributors/{user_id}/ Delete a contributor #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/draft_registrations/ List all draft registrations #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/draft_registrations/ Create a draft registration based on your current project Node #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/draft_registrations/{draft_id}/ Update a draft registration #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/draft_registrations/{draft_id}/ Delete a draft registration #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/files/ List all storage providers #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/files/providers/{provider}/ Retrieve a storage provider #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/files/{provider}/ List all node files #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/files/{provider}/{path}/ Retrieve a file #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/identifiers/ Retrieve Identifiers for a Node #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/identifiers/ Mint a New Identifier for a Node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/institutions/ List all institutions #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/forks/ Create a fork of this node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/forks/ List all forks of this node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/linked_nodes/ List all linked nodes #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/logs/ List all logs #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/preprints/ List all preprints #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/registrations/ List all registrations #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/wikis/ List all wikis #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/wikis/ Create a Wiki #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/linked_by_nodes/ List Nodes Linking to a Node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/linked_by_registrations/ List Registrations Linking to a Node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/institutions/ Retrieve relationships between a Node and its affiliated Institutions #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/institutions/ Replace relationships between a Node and its affiliated Institutions #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/institutions/ Add relationships between a Node and Institutions #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/institutions/ Remove relationships between a Node and Institutions #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_nodes/ Retrieve relationships between a Node and its linked Nodes #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_nodes/ Replace relationships between a Node and its linked Nodes #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_nodes/ Add relationships between a Node and linked Nodes #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_nodes/ Remove relationships between a Node and linked Nodes #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_registrations/ Retrieve relationships between a Node and its linked Registrations #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_registrations/ Replace relationships between a Node and linked Registrations #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_registrations/ Add relationships between a Node and linked Registrations #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/linked_registrations/ Remove relationships between a Node and linked Registrations #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/subjects/ Retrieve the relationships between a Node and its Subjects #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/subjects/ Update the relationships between a Node and its Subjects #
POST /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/subjects/ Add relationships between a Node and Subjects #
DELETE /nodes/{node_id}/relationships/subjects/ Remove relationships between a Node and Subjects #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/requests/ List Requests for a Node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/settings/ Retrieve Node Settings #
PATCH /nodes/{node_id}/settings/ Update Node Settings #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/storage/ List Storage Providers for a Node #
GET /nodes/{node_id}/subjects/ List Subjects for a Node #

Specifications

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

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OpenAPI Specification

osf-nodes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OSF APIv2 Documentation Nodes 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-nodes-api-openapi.yml