Princeton University Library Databases API

The Library Databases API from Princeton University — 1 operation(s) for library databases.

Operations 1

GET /search/database /search/database?query={query} #

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OpenAPI Specification

princeton-library-databases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Allsearch Library Databases 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: Library Databases
paths:
  /search/database:
    parameters:
    - name: query
      in: query
      description: A string to query the Library Databases
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: /search/database?query={query}
      tags:
      - Library Databases
      operationId: searchDatabase
      description: Searches for relevant Library Databases using a query term
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                number: 0
                records: []
                more: https://libguides.princeton.edu/az/databases?q=oxford%20music
        '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.