Princeton University

Princeton University Journals API

The Journals API from Princeton University — 1 operation(s) for journals.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /search/journals /search/journals?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-journals-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-journals-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Allsearch Journals 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: Journals
paths:
  /search/journals:
    parameters:
    - name: query
      in: query
      description: A string to query journals
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: /search/journals?query={query}
      tags:
      - Journals
      operationId: searchJournals
      description: Searches the Catalog for journals using a query term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                number: 1
                records:
                - title: 'Berry basket : newsletter for Missouri small fruit and vegetable growers'
                  id: '99125520326606421'
                  type: Journal
                  url: https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99125520326606421
                  other_fields:
                    online_access_count: '1'
                    resource_url: https://na05.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/01PRI_INST/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=53933585090006421&Force_direct=true
                    resource_url_label: CRL Open Access Serials
                more: https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog?q=berry%20basket&f[format][]=Journal&search_field=all_fields
        '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.
        '500':
          description: with solr reporting 404
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error:
                  problem: UPSTREAM_ERROR
                  message: Solr returned a 404 for path /solr/catalog-alma-production/select on host lib-solr8-prod.princeton.edu