RWTH Aachen University Vocabulary API

Endpoints for the Endpoints for the vocabularies.

Operations 5

GET /api/v2/vocabularies Retrieves top-level instances from vocabularies. #
OPTIONS /api/v2/vocabularies Responds with the HTTP methods allowed for the endpoint.
GET /api/v2/vocabularies/{vocabulary}/raw Retrieves a raw vocabulary by its identifier. #
GET /api/v2/vocabularies/instances Retrieves vocabulary instances. #
GET /api/v2/vocabularies/instances/{instance} Retrieves a single instance from a vocabulary. #

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OpenAPI Specification

rwth-aachen-university-vocabulary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Coscine Web Admin Vocabulary API
  description: Coscine (short for <b>CO</b>llaborative <b>SC</b>ientific <b>IN</b>tegration <b>E</b>nvironment) is the research data management platform for your research project.
  termsOfService: https://about.coscine.de/en/termsofuse/
  contact:
    name: Coscine Team
    email: servicedesk@rwth-aachen.de
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://coscine.rwth-aachen.de/coscine
security:
- Bearer: []
tags:
- name: Vocabulary
  description: Endpoints for the Endpoints for the vocabularies.
paths:
  /api/v2/vocabularies:
    get:
      tags:
      - Vocabulary
      summary: Retrieves top-level instances from vocabularies.
      operationId: GetVocabularies
      parameters:
      - name: SearchTerm
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the search term used to filter vocabularies.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Language
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the language for which the vocabularies are requested.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcceptedLanguage'
      - name: PageNumber
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the desired page number. Should be greater than or equal to 1. Default is 1.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: PageSize
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the desired page size. Should be between 1 and the maximum allowed page size (50). Default is 10.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: OrderBy
        in: query
        description: 'Gets or sets the field name used for ordering the results.

          The order is constructed by an order string.

          Use the property followed by "asc" or "desc" and separate properties by commas. Default is asc.

          Can be used like this: "propertyA asc, propertyB desc".'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the top-level vocabularies.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyDtoPagedResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyDtoPagedResponse'
    options:
      tags:
      - Vocabulary
      summary: Responds with the HTTP methods allowed for the endpoint.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /api/v2/vocabularies/{vocabulary}/raw:
    get:
      tags:
      - Vocabulary
      summary: Retrieves a raw vocabulary by its identifier.
      operationId: GetRawVocabulary
      parameters:
      - name: vocabulary
        in: path
        description: The URI of the vocabulary.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the raw vocabulary.
          content:
            text/turtle:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/ld+json:
              schema:
                type: string
  /api/v2/vocabularies/instances:
    get:
      tags:
      - Vocabulary
      summary: Retrieves vocabulary instances.
      operationId: GetVocabularyInstances
      parameters:
      - name: Class
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the URI class, which is a required field.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      - name: SearchTerm
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the search term used to filter vocabulary instances.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Language
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the language for which the vocabulary instances are requested.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcceptedLanguage'
      - name: PageSize
        in: query
        description: Number of items per page. The maximum number of items per page is `150`.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: PageNumber
        in: query
        description: Gets or sets the desired page number. Should be greater than or equal to 1. Default is 1.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: OrderBy
        in: query
        description: 'Gets or sets the field name used for ordering the results.

          The order is constructed by an order string.

          Use the property followed by "asc" or "desc" and separate properties by commas. Default is asc.

          Can be used like this: "propertyA asc, propertyB desc".'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the vocabulary instances.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDtoPagedResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDtoPagedResponse'
  /api/v2/vocabularies/instances/{instance}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Vocabulary
      summary: Retrieves a single instance from a vocabulary.
      description: Could be a top-level instance, or an intermediate-level instance from a vocabulary.
      operationId: GetVocabularyInstance
      parameters:
      - name: instance
        in: path
        description: The URI of the vocabulary instance to retrieve.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Accept-Language
        in: header
        description: The preferred language for the instance data.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AcceptedLanguage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the vocabulary instance.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDtoResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDtoResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    VocabularyDtoPagedResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyDto'
        isSuccess:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        statusCode:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int32
        traceId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
      additionalProperties: false
    AcceptedLanguage:
      enum:
      - de
      - en
      type: string
      description: Accepted languages by the API.
    VocabularyInstanceDtoPagedResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDto'
        isSuccess:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        statusCode:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int32
        traceId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
      additionalProperties: false
    VocabularyInstanceDtoResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VocabularyInstanceDto'
        isSuccess:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        statusCode:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int32
        traceId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentPage:
          type: integer
          description: Gets or sets the current page number.
          format: int32
        totalPages:
          type: integer
          description: Gets or sets the total number of pages.
          format: int32
        pageSize:
          type: integer
          description: Gets or sets the number of items per page.
          format: int32
        totalCount:
          type: integer
          description: Gets or sets the total count of items across all pages.
          format: int64
        hasPrevious:
          type: boolean
          description: Gets a value indicating whether there is a previous page.
          readOnly: true
        hasNext:
          type: boolean
          description: Gets a value indicating whether there is a next page.
          readOnly: true
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Represents pagination information for a collection of items.
    VocabularyInstanceDto:
      required:
      - graphUri
      type: object
      properties:
        graphUri:
          type: string
          description: The URI of the graph containing the vocabulary.
          format: uri
        instanceUri:
          type: string
          description: The URI of the instance.
          format: uri
        typeUri:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The URI representing the type of the instance.
          format: uri
        subClassOfUri:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The URI of the direct parent class.
          format: uri
        displayName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The display name of the vocabulary instance.
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The description of the vocabulary instance.
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Represents a Data Transfer Object (DTO) for vocabulary instance details.
    VocabularyDto:
      required:
      - classUri
      - graphUri
      type: object
      properties:
        graphUri:
          type: string
          description: The URI of the graph containing the vocabulary.
          format: uri
        classUri:
          type: string
          description: The URI of the top-level parent class in the vocabulary.
          format: uri
        displayName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The display name of the vocabulary.
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The description of the vocabulary.
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Represents a Data Transfer Object (DTO) for vocabulary details.
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      type: apiKey
      description: JWT Authorization header using the Bearer scheme.
      name: Authorization
      in: header