Purdue University

Purdue University Mailer API

The Mailer API from Purdue University — 2 operation(s) for mailer.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

GET /mailer/{id} Get mailer by id #
PUT /mailer/{id} Replace mailer by id #
DELETE /mailer/{id} Delete mailer by id #
POST /mailer/send Create mailer send #

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-mailer-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-mailer-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Mailer API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Mailer
paths:
  /mailer/{id}:
    get:
      description: Retrieve an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful entry read
          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
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Mailer
      summary: Get mailer by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMailerById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    put:
      description: Update an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful entry modification
          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
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '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: []
      tags:
      - Mailer
      summary: Replace mailer by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putMailerById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      description: Delete an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successful entry deletion
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Mailer
      summary: Delete mailer by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteMailerById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /mailer/send:
    post:
      description: Post a message
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful entry read
          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
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                subject:
                  description: Message subject
                  type: string
                  default: null
                body:
                  description: Message body
                  type: string
                  default: null
                user:
                  description: A comma-separated list of user IDs, usernames, or email addresses
                  type: string
                  default: null
                group:
                  description: A comma-separated list of group IDs to email all users in those groups
                  type: string
                  default: null
                role:
                  description: A comma-separated list of role IDs to email all users in those roles
                  type: string
                  default: null
                fromemail:
                  description: An email address the message is from. Defaults to global site setting.
                  type: string
                  default: null
                fromname:
                  description: A name the message is from. Defaults to global site setting.
                  type: string
                  default: null
                cc:
                  description: A comma-separated list of user IDs or email addresses
                  type: string
                  default: null
                bcc:
                  description: A comma-separated list of user IDs or email addresses
                  type: string
                  default: null
                alert:
                  description: An alert level to use for styling HTML portions of emails
                  type: string
                  default: null
              required:
              - subject
              - body
              - user
      tags:
      - Mailer
      summary: Create mailer send
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postMailerSend
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header