Princeton University

Princeton University Libguides API

The Libguides API from Princeton University — 1 operation(s) for libguides.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /search/libguides /search/libguides?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-libguides-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-libguides-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Allsearch Libguides 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: Libguides
paths:
  /search/libguides:
    parameters:
    - name: query
      in: query
      description: A string to query Libguides
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: /search/libguides?query={query}
      tags:
      - Libguides
      operationId: searchLibguides
      description: Searches the Libguides research guides using a query term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                number: 59
                records:
                - title: Asian American Studies
                  creator: Steven Knowlton
                  publisher: Princeton University Library
                  id: '84140'
                  type: General Purpose Guide
                  description: A guide to print and electronic resources in Princeton University Library.
                  url: https://libguides.princeton.edu/asianamericans
                  other_fields: {}
                - title: East Asian Studies Links
                  creator: Martin Heijdra
                  publisher: Princeton University Library
                  id: '361989'
                  type: Topic Guide
                  description: Links to East Asian Resources
                  url: https://libguides.princeton.edu/eallinks
                  other_fields: {}
                - title: South Asian Studies
                  creator: Ellen Ambrosone
                  publisher: Princeton University Library
                  id: '929471'
                  type: Subject Guide
                  description: ''
                  url: https://libguides.princeton.edu/sas
                  other_fields: {}
                more: https://libguides.princeton.edu/srch.php?q=Asian American Studies
        '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: when the system can't authenticate with libguides
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error:
                  problem: UPSTREAM_ERROR
                  message: Could not generate a valid authentication token with upstream service.