University of Bonn

University of Bonn Search API

Search the published catalog of datasets, dataverses and files in bonndata. Re-verified live 2026-09-01: /search?q=*&type=dataset returned total_count 376 (362 at first profiling on 2026-06-03), and /search/services returned the single Solr-backed "Dataverse Standard Search" service. Anonymous, no key. The OpenAPI server base is https://bonndata.uni-bonn.de/api; the baseURL above names a verified endpoint instead, because /api itself has no index and returns 404.

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Operations 2

GET /search/services List available search engines #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/native-api.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-bonn/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-bonn-search-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-bonn/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-bonn-search-response-schema.json

Other Resources

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Website
https://www.hrz.uni-bonn.de/en/all-services/data-storage-fileservices/bonndata
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OpenAPI Specification

university-of-bonn-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: bonndata Dataverse Native REST API (Public Read Subset)…
  description: Public, read-only subset of the Dataverse Native REST API as exposed by bonndata, the University of Bonn institutional research data repository (https://bonndata.uni-bonn.de).
  version: 6.7.1
  contact:
    name: bonndata Research Data Repository, University of Bonn
    email: bonndata@uni-bonn.de
    url: https://bonndata.uni-bonn.de/
  license:
    name: Apache License 2.0
    url: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
servers:
- url: https://bonndata.uni-bonn.de/api
  description: bonndata Dataverse Native API base (verified live, 362 indexed datasets)
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Search the published catalog of datasets, dataverses, and files.
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      summary: Search published content
      description: Search across published datasets, dataverses (collections), and files. Verified live returning 362 indexed datasets for q=*&type=dataset.
      operationId: Search_search
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Search query string (use * to match all).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Restrict results to a content type.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - dataset
            - dataverse
            - file
      - name: subtree
        in: query
        description: Restrict the search to one or more dataverse aliases.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Field to sort on (e.g. name, date).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: order
        in: query
        description: Sort order.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page (max 1000).
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: Zero-based offset of the first result to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: fq
        in: query
        description: Filter query(ies) to narrow results.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: show_relevance
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: show_facets
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: show_entity_ids
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: show_type_counts
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: geo_point
        in: query
        description: Latitude,longitude point for geospatial search.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: geo_radius
        in: query
        description: Radius in kilometers for geospatial search.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
  /search/services:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      summary: List available search engines
      operationId: Search_getSearchEngines
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Available search services.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiEnvelope'
components:
  schemas:
    SearchItem:
      type: object
      description: A single search hit. Fields shown are those returned for datasets.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - dataset
          - dataverse
          - file
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        global_id:
          type: string
          example: doi:10.60507/FK2/BBP6GG
        description:
          type: string
        published_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        publisher:
          type: string
        citationHtml:
          type: string
        identifier_of_dataverse:
          type: string
        name_of_dataverse:
          type: string
        citation:
          type: string
        storageIdentifier:
          type: string
        subjects:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        fileCount:
          type: integer
        versionId:
          type: integer
        versionState:
          type: string
          example: RELEASED
        majorVersion:
          type: integer
        minorVersion:
          type: integer
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        publicationStatuses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
        authors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        geographicCoverage:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      required:
      - name
      - type
      - url
    SearchData:
      type: object
      properties:
        q:
          type: string
          example: '*'
        total_count:
          type: integer
          example: 362
        start:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        spelling_alternatives:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        count_in_response:
          type: integer
          example: 2
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchItem'
      required:
      - total_count
      - start
      - items
    ApiEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: Standard Dataverse API response envelope.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - OK
          - ERROR
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        message:
          type: string
      required:
      - status
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: OK
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
      required:
      - status
      - data
externalDocs:
  description: Dataverse Native API guide
  url: https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/native-api.html