Purdue University

Purdue University Unixgroups API

The Unixgroups API from Purdue University — 4 operation(s) for unixgroups.

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Operations 10

GET /unixgroups/members Get unixgroups members #
POST /unixgroups/members Create unixgroups members #
GET /unixgroups/members/{id} Get unixgroups members by id #
PUT /unixgroups/members/{id} Replace unixgroups members by id #
DELETE /unixgroups/members/{id} Delete unixgroups members by id #
GET /unixgroups Get unixgroups #
POST /unixgroups Create unixgroups #
GET /unixgroups/{id} Get unixgroups by id #
PUT /unixgroups/{id} Replace unixgroups by id #
DELETE /unixgroups/{id} Delete unixgroups 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
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/openapi/purdue-unixgroups-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
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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
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/purdue-lifecycle.yml
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Rules
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Vocabulary
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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
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Website
https://www.housing.purdue.edu/

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OpenAPI Specification

purdue-unixgroups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Unixgroups API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Unixgroups
paths:
  /unixgroups/members:
    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: unixgroupid
        description: Unix Group ID
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: userid
        description: User ID
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: limit
        description: Number of result per page.
        type: integer
        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.
        type: string
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: datetimecreated
          enum:
          - id
          - motd
          - datetimecreated
          - datetimeremoved
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        type: string
        required: false
        default: desc
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Get unixgroups members
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getUnixgroupsMembers
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create a new entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 2
                unixgroupid: 1
                userid: 1234
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                notice: 0
                username: janedoe
                name: Jane Doe
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                unixgroupid:
                  description: Unix group ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                userid:
                  description: User ID or username
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                notice:
                  description: Notice state
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required:
              - unixgroupid
              - userid
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Create unixgroups members
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postUnixgroupsMembers
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /unixgroups/members/{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
                unixgroupid: 1
                userid: 1234
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                notice: 0
                username: janedoe
                name: Jane Doe
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Get unixgroups members by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getUnixgroupsMembersById
      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
                unixgroupid: 1
                userid: 1234
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                notice: 0
                username: janedoe
                name: Jane Doe
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                notice:
                  description: Notice state
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required: []
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Replace unixgroups members by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putUnixgroupsMembersById
      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:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Delete unixgroups members by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteUnixgroupsMembersById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /unixgroups:
    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: groupid
        description: Group ID
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - in: query
        name: limit
        description: Number of result per page.
        type: integer
        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.
        type: string
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: datetimecreated
          enum:
          - id
          - motd
          - datetimecreated
          - datetimeremoved
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        type: string
        required: false
        default: desc
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Get unixgroups
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getUnixgroups
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create a new entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                groupid: 1
                unixgid: 27395
                shortname: rcs20130
                longname: jdoes
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T15:46:34.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/4039
                members:
                - id: 1
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1235
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:35:43.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: jimmyd
                  name: Jimmy Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39371
                - id: 2
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1234
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: janedoe
                  name: Jane Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                groupid:
                  description: Group ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
                longname:
                  description: Long name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                shortname:
                  description: Short name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                unixgid:
                  description: Unix group system ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required:
              - groupid
              - longname
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Create unixgroups
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postUnixgroups
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /unixgroups/{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
                groupid: 1
                unixgid: 27395
                shortname: rcs20130
                longname: jdoes
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T15:46:34.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/4039
                members:
                - id: 1
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1235
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:35:43.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: jimmyd
                  name: Jimmy Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39371
                - id: 2
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1234
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: janedoe
                  name: Jane Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Get unixgroups by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getUnixgroupsById
      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
                groupid: 1
                unixgid: 27395
                shortname: rcs20130
                longname: jdoes
                datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T15:46:34.000000Z'
                datetimeremoved: null
                api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/4039
                members:
                - id: 1
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1235
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:35:43.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: jimmyd
                  name: Jimmy Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39371
                - id: 2
                  unixgroupid: 1
                  userid: 1234
                  datetimecreated: '2021-02-03T18:36:02.000000Z'
                  datetimeremoved: null
                  notice: 0
                  username: janedoe
                  name: Jane Doe
                  api: https://example.org/api/unixgroups/members/39372
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                longname:
                  description: Long name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                shortname:
                  description: Short name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                unixgid:
                  description: Unix group system ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required: []
      tags:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Replace unixgroups by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putUnixgroupsById
      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:
      - Unixgroups
      summary: Delete unixgroups by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteUnixgroupsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header