Purdue University

Purdue University Messages API

The Messages API from Purdue University — 4 operation(s) for messages.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 10

GET /messages Get messages #
POST /messages Create messages #
GET /messages/{id} Get messages by id #
PUT /messages/{id} Replace messages by id #
DELETE /messages/{id} Delete messages by id #
GET /messages/types Get messages types #
POST /messages/types Create messages types #
GET /messages/types/{id} Get messages types by id #
PUT /messages/types/{id} Replace messages types by id #
DELETE /messages/types/{id} Delete messages types by id #

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-messages-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-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Messages API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Messages
paths:
  /messages:
    get:
      description: Display a listing of entries
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: state
        description: Message state
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: pending
          enum:
          - pending
          - complete
          - incomplete
      - in: query
        name: start
        description: Submitted datetime start
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2021-01-30T08:30:00Z'
      - in: query
        name: stop
        description: Submitted datetime end
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2021-01-30T08:30:00Z'
      - in: query
        name: returnstatus
        description: Filter by return status
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: search
        description: A word or phrase to search for.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        description: Number of result per page.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - in: query
        name: page
        description: Number of where to start returning results.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - in: query
        name: order
        description: Field to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: datetimecreated
          enum:
          - id
          - userid
          - messagequeuetypeid
          - messagequeueoptionsid
          - pid
          - datetimesubmitted
          - datetimestarted
          - datetimecompleted
          - returnstatus
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Get messages
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMessages
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create an entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 341137
                userid: 1234
                messagequeuetypeid: 1
                targetobjectid: 98686
                messagequeueoptionsid: 0
                datetimesubmitted: '2021-11-16T19:00:42.000000Z'
                datetimestarted: null
                datetimecompleted: null
                pid: 0
                returnstatus: 0
                output: ''
                type:
                  id: 1
                  name: get gpfs quota
                  resourceid: 64
                  classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/341137
                target: /foo/bar
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                messagequeuetypeid:
                  description: Message type ID.
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                targetobjectid:
                  description: Target object ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                messagequeueoptionsid:
                  description: Message options ID
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
                userid:
                  description: User ID
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
              required:
              - messagequeuetypeid
              - targetobjectid
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Create messages
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postMessages
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /messages/{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: 341137
                userid: 1234
                messagequeuetypeid: 1
                targetobjectid: 98686
                messagequeueoptionsid: 0
                datetimesubmitted: '2021-11-16T19:00:42.000000Z'
                datetimestarted: null
                datetimecompleted: null
                pid: 0
                returnstatus: 0
                output: ''
                type:
                  id: 1
                  name: get gpfs quota
                  resourceid: 64
                  classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/341137
                target: /foo/bar
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Get messages by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMessagesById
      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: 341137
                userid: 1234
                messagequeuetypeid: 1
                targetobjectid: 98686
                messagequeueoptionsid: 0
                datetimesubmitted: '2021-11-16T19:00:42.000000Z'
                datetimestarted: null
                datetimecompleted: null
                pid: 0
                returnstatus: 0
                output: ''
                type:
                  id: 1
                  name: get gpfs quota
                  resourceid: 64
                  classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/341137
                target: /foo/bar
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                messagequeuetypeid:
                  description: Message type ID.
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                targetobjectid:
                  description: Target object ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                messagequeueoptionsid:
                  description: Message options ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                userid:
                  description: User ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                pid:
                  description: Process ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                datetimestarted:
                  description: Datetime started
                  type: string
                  default: null
                datetimecompleted:
                  description: Datetime completed
                  type: string
                  default: null
                returnstatus:
                  description: Return status code
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                output:
                  description: Process output
                  type: string
                  default: null
                started:
                  description: Starting processing
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                completed:
                  description: Ending processing
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                retry:
                  description: Number of minutes to retry in
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
              required: []
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Replace messages by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putMessagesById
      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:
      - Messages
      summary: Delete messages by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteMessagesById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /messages/types:
    get:
      description: Display a listing of entries
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: search
        description: A word or phrase to search for.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: resourceid
        description: Resource ID
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: classname
        description: Class name
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        description: Number of result per page.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - in: query
        name: page
        description: Number of where to start returning results.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - in: query
        name: order
        description: Field to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - resourceid
          - name
          - classname
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Get messages types
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMessagesTypes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create an entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: get gpfs quota
                resourceid: 64
                classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/types/1
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                classname:
                  description: Class name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                resourceid:
                  description: Resource ID
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
              required:
              - name
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Create messages types
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postMessagesTypes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /messages/types/{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: 1
                name: get gpfs quota
                resourceid: 64
                classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/types/1
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Get messages types by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getMessagesTypesById
      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: 1
                name: get gpfs quota
                resourceid: 64
                classname: storagedir
                api: https://example.org/api/messages/types/1
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                classname:
                  description: Class name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                resourceid:
                  description: Resource ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required: []
      tags:
      - Messages
      summary: Replace messages types by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putMessagesTypesById
      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:
      - Messages
      summary: Delete messages types by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteMessagesTypesById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header