OSF

OSF Preprints API

The Preprints API from OSF — 17 operation(s) for preprints.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 24

GET /preprints/ List all preprints #
POST /preprints/ Create a preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/versions/ List preprint versions #
POST /preprints/{preprint_id}/versions/ Create a preprint version #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/ Retrieve a preprint #
PATCH /preprints/{preprint_id}/ Update a preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/citation/ Retrieve citation details #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/citation/{style_id}/ Retrieve a styled citation #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/contributors/ List all Contributors for a Preprint #
POST /preprints/{preprint_id}/contributors/ Create a Contributor #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/contributors/{user_id}/ Retrieve a contributor #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/bibliographic_contributors/ List all Bibliographic Contributors #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/institutions/ List all Institutional Affilations for a Preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/relationships/institutions/ List all Institutions for a Preprint #
PUT /preprints/{preprint_id}/relationships/institutions/ Update a Preprints Institutional Affilation #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/files/ List storage providers for a preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/files/osfstorage/ List files for a preprint in osfstorage #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/identifiers/ List identifiers for a preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/relationships/node/ Retrieve the relationship to the supplemental node of the preprint #
PATCH /preprints/{preprint_id}/relationships/node/ Update the relationship to the supplemental node of the preprint #
DELETE /preprints/{preprint_id}/relationships/node/ Remove the supplemental node relationship from the preprint #
POST /preprints/{preprint_id}/requests/ Create a Preprint Request #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/review_actions/ List Review Actions for a Preprint #
GET /preprints/{preprint_id}/subjects/ List Preprint Subjects #

Specifications

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

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OpenAPI Specification

osf-preprints-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OSF APIv2 Documentation Preprints 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-preprints-api-openapi.yml