# DI-fusion Export API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/ulb/difusion-export/  
**Provider:** Université libre de Bruxelles — https://apis.io/providers/ulb/  
**Base URL:** https://difusion-svc.ulb.ac.be  
**Documentation:** https://bib.ulb.be/en/find-documents/di-fusion

DI-fusion Export API is one of 4 APIs that [Université libre de Bruxelles](https://apis.io/providers/ulb/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Research, Open Access, Institutional Repository, and Bibliography. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

Documented HTTP GET service that exports the publication list of one ULB scholar (identified by matricule or DAI) or of a group of scholars, in APA, BibTeX, RIS, CSV, xml-brief, xml-brief-ext or xml-full, with grouping, role filtering, markup and language options. No credential is required. Verified live on 2026-08-30 for xml-brief, apa/pdf, bibtex, ris and csv; xml-full returns 403 and xml-brief-ext returns 500.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/scholar` | Export the publication list of one scholar |
| GET | `/group` | Export the publication list of a group of scholars |

## Machine-readable artifacts (12)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/openapi/ulb-difusion-export-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://bib.ulb.be/medias/fichier/difusion-download-and-api_1678451163130-pdf?ID_FICHE=10054&INLINE=FALSE
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ulb-difusion-publist-schema.json
- **Vocabulary** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/ulb-difusion-vocabulary.yml
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/examples/index.yml
- **Errors** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/errors/ulb-difusion-errors.yml
- **Rules** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/rules/ulb-difusion-rules.yml
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/authentication/ulb-authentication.yml
- **Scopes** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/scopes/ulb-scopes.yml
- **Lifecycle** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/ulb-lifecycle.yml
- **TermsOfService** — https://bib.ulb.be/en/find-documents/di-fusion/terms-of-use
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Université libre de Bruxelles APIs (3)

- [DI-fusion OAI-PMH Harvesting Endpoint](https://apis.io/apis/ulb/difusion-oai-pmh/)
- [DI-fusion OpenSearch Description](https://apis.io/apis/ulb/difusion-opensearch/)
- [ULB Shibboleth Identity Provider (SAML 2.0 metadata)](https://apis.io/apis/ulb/shibboleth-idp/)

## Tags

Research, Open Access, Institutional Repository, Bibliography

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