Princeton University

Princeton University Best Bets API

The Best Bets API from Princeton University — 1 operation(s) for best bets.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /search/best-bet /search/best-bet?query={query} #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://allsearch-api.princeton.edu/api-docs
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Documentation
https://github.com/pulibrary/allsearch_api
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/authentication/princeton-authentication.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/openapi/princeton-best-bets-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/pulibrary/allsearch_api

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/json-schema/princeton-allsearch-search-response.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/json-schema/princeton-allsearch-error.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/examples/princeton-allsearch-catalog-search-200.json
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/errors/princeton-errors.yml
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/rules/princeton-openapi-spectral-rules.yml
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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/princeton/refs/heads/main/conformance/princeton-conformance.yml
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Website
https://allsearch.princeton.edu/

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OpenAPI Specification

princeton-best-bets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Allsearch Best Bets API
  description: Backend API for allsearch.princeton.edu
  version: v1
servers:
- url: https://allsearch-api.princeton.edu
- url: https://allsearch-api-staging.princeton.edu
tags:
- name: Best Bets
paths:
  /search/best-bet:
    parameters:
    - name: query
      in: query
      description: A string to query the Best Bets
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: /search/best-bet?query={query}
      tags:
      - Best Bets
      operationId: searchBestBet
      description: Searches the Best Bets using a query term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                number: 0
                records: []
        '400':
          description: with a search query that only contains whitespace
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error:
                  problem: QUERY_IS_EMPTY
                  message: The query param must contain non-whitespace characters.