University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis Collection API

The collection API from University of California, Davis — 2 operation(s) for collection.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

GET /api/collection/{collectionId} Get collection information by id #
POST /api/collection/{collectionId} Search for collections by keyword #
GET /api/collection/edits/collection/{collectionId} Find item and collection edits for a collection by id #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://experts.ucdavis.edu/api/
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Documentation
https://library.ucdavis.edu/online-strategy/
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APIReference
https://digital.ucdavis.edu/api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/uc-davis/refs/heads/main/openapi/uc-davis-collection-api-openapi.yml

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https://experts.ucdavis.edu/termsofuse
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https://github.com/ucd-library/fin

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OpenAPI Specification

uc-davis-collection-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DAMS Collection API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is the Swagger documentation for DAMS.
  license:
    name: Licensed Under MIT
    url: https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
  contact:
    name: Online Strategy - UC Davis Library
    url: https://library.ucdavis.edu/online-strategy/
  x-operator: institution
  x-operator-note: Operated by UC Davis Library Online Strategy on digital.ucdavis.edu (CNAME next.dams.library.ucdavis.edu).
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-08-19'
    method: searched
    source: https://digital.ucdavis.edu/api/
servers:
- url: https://digital.ucdavis.edu
  description: UC Davis Library Digital Collections (DAMS / fin platform)
tags:
- name: Collection
paths:
  /api/collection/{collectionId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Get collection information by id
      parameters:
      - name: collectionId
        in: path
        description: ID of collection
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  '@graph':
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        '@type':
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                        clientMedia:
                          type: object
                        '@id':
                          type: string
                        lastModified:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                        image:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            '@id':
                              type: string
                        identifier:
                          type: string
                        subjects:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              name:
                                type: string
                              '@id':
                                type: string
                        description:
                          type: string
                        yearPublished:
                          type: integer
                        isPartOf:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            '@id':
                              type: string
                        itemCount:
                          type: integer
                        datePublished:
                          type: string
                        license:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            '@id':
                              type: string
                        name:
                          type: string
                        publisher:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              name:
                                type: string
                              '@id':
                                type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  '@id':
                    type: string
      operationId: getApiCollectionByCollectionId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Search for collections by keyword
      parameters:
      - name: collectionId
        in: path
        description: ID of collection
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                textFields:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                limit:
                  type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  total:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      value:
                        type: integer
                      relation:
                        type: string
                  limit:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        '@graph':
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              image:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  '@id':
                                    type: string
                              identifier:
                                type: string
                              '@type':
                                type: array
                                items:
                                  type: string
                              subjects:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  '@id':
                                    type: string
                              description:
                                type: string
                              yearPublished:
                                type: integer
                              itemCount:
                                type: integer
                              datePublished:
                                type: string
                              license:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  '@id':
                                    type: string
                              name:
                                type: string
                              clientMedia:
                                type: object
                              publisher:
                                type: array
                                items:
                                  type: object
                                  properties:
                                    '@id':
                                      type: string
                                    name:
                                      type: string
                              '@id':
                                type: string
                              lastModified:
                                type: string
                        name:
                          type: string
                        '@id':
                          type: string
                        _score:
                          type: number
                  aggregations:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      facets:
                        type: object
                      ranges:
                        type: object
      operationId: postApiCollectionByCollectionId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/collection/edits/collection/{collectionId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Find item and collection edits for a collection by id
      description: Returns admin preferences overrides for item and collection edits for a collection by id
      parameters:
      - name: collectionId
        in: path
        description: ID of collection
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  collection:
                    type: string
                    description: Fedora collection information
                  edits:
                    type: string
                    description: Fedora application edits information, showing if the collection has edits
                  itemOverrides:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        item:
                          type: string
                          description: Fedora item information
                        item_default_display:
                          type: string
                          description: Default display for the item, showing if the item has edits
      operationId: getApiCollectionEditsCollectionByCollectionId
      x-operation-id-source: derived