Purdue University

Purdue University Search API

The Search API from Purdue University — 1 operation(s) for search.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /search Get search #

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-search-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-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Search API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      description: Display a listing of articles
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: search
        description: A word or phrase to search for in feedback comments.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: ''
      - 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: created_at
          enum:
          - id
          - created_at
          - ip
          - user_id
          - target_id
          - type
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Search
      summary: Get search
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getSearch
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header