Purdue University

Purdue University Mail API

The Mail API from Purdue University — 1 operation(s) for mail.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /mail Get mail #
POST /mail Create mail #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
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Documentation
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/knowledge
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/authentication/purdue-authentication.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/openapi/purdue-mail-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/json-schema/purdue-hfs-location-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/json-schema/purdue-hfs-location-menu-schema.json

Other Resources

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OpenAPIOriginal
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/openapi/_original/purdue-rcac-api.json
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Support
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/help
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Errors
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/errors/purdue-errors.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/purdue-lifecycle.yml
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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/rules/purdue-openapi-spectral-rules.yml
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/purdue-vocabulary.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/examples/purdue-hfs-locations-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/examples/purdue-hfs-location-menu-example.json
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Website
https://www.housing.purdue.edu/

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OpenAPI Specification

purdue-mail-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Mail API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Mail
paths:
  /mail:
    get:
      description: Display a listing of entries
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                search:
                  description: A word or phrase to search for.
                  type: string
                  default: null
                limit:
                  description: Number of result per page.
                  type: integer
                  default: 20
                page:
                  description: Number of where to start returning results.
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                order:
                  description: Field to sort results by.
                  type: string
                  default: sent_at
                order_dir:
                  description: Direction to sort results by.
                  type: string
                  default: asc
              required: []
      tags:
      - Mail
      summary: Get mail
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMail
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create a new entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 2
                subject: Scratch Filesystem Purge Policy Violation
                body: Don't violate our policies!
                template: 0
                alert: info
                created_at: '2022-05-24 12:31:01'
                updated_at: null
                deleted_at: null
                sent_at: '2022-05-24 12:31:01'
                sent_by: 1234
                api: https://example.org/api/mailer/2
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Short label for templates
                  type: string
                  default: null
                subject:
                  description: Message subject
                  type: string
                  default: null
                body:
                  description: Message contents, formatted using MarkDown
                  type: string
                  default: null
                template:
                  description: If the message is a template or not
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
                alert:
                  description: An alert level to use for styling HTML portions of emails
                  type: string
                  default: null
              required:
              - subject
      tags:
      - Mail
      summary: Create mail
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postMail
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header