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DI-fusion OpenSearch Description

OpenSearch 1.1 description document for the DI-fusion discovery interface, allowing a client to register DI-fusion as a search provider and construct query URLs programmatically. HTTP 200, text/xml, 785 bytes. The ShortName element is empty.

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ulb/refs/heads/main/conformance/ulb-domain-standards.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ulb:difusion-opensearch
name: DI-fusion OpenSearch Description
x-operator: institution
x-operator-evidence: Served from difusion.ulb.ac.be and advertised as rel="search" in the DI-fusion HTML
  head. The VuFind discovery layer is self-hosted by ULB on its own domain. Verified live 2026-08-30.
description: OpenSearch 1.1 description document for the DI-fusion discovery interface, allowing a client
  to register DI-fusion as a search provider and construct query URLs programmatically. HTTP 200, text/xml,
  785 bytes. The ShortName element is empty.
humanURL: https://difusion.ulb.ac.be/
baseURL: https://difusion.ulb.ac.be/vufind/Search/OpenSearch
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- OpenSearch
properties:
- type: Examples
  url: examples/index.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/ulb-domain-standards.yml