University of Cambridge

Cambridge API Gateway (Card / Student / HR)

UIS API Gateway (ALPHA) publishing read-oriented REST APIs — University Card, University Student (CamSIS-sourced), and University Human Resources (CHRIS-sourced). Interactive "try this API" docs on the developer portal. Student and HR APIs are documented as ALPHA and not under active development.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.api.apps.cam.ac.uk/
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APIReference
https://developer.api.apps.cam.ac.uk/apis

Other Resources

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DeveloperPortal
https://guidebook.devops.uis.cam.ac.uk/services/api-gateway/
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x-openid-configuration
https://api.apps.cam.ac.uk/oauth2/v1/.well-known/openid-configuration
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x-design-guide
https://guidebook.devops.uis.cam.ac.uk/reference/best-practice/api/
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x-lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-cambridge/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/university-of-cambridge-gateway-lifecycle.yml
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x-errors
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-cambridge/refs/heads/main/errors/university-of-cambridge-errors.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-cambridge:gateway
x-operator: institution
name: Cambridge API Gateway (Card / Student / HR)
description: UIS API Gateway (ALPHA) publishing read-oriented REST APIs — University Card, University
  Student (CamSIS-sourced), and University Human Resources (CHRIS-sourced). Interactive "try this API"
  docs on the developer portal. Student and HR APIs are documented as ALPHA and not under active development.
humanURL: https://developer.api.apps.cam.ac.uk/
baseURL: https://api.apps.cam.ac.uk/
tags:
- Identity
- Students
- Human Resources
- REST
- API Gateway
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.api.apps.cam.ac.uk/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://guidebook.devops.uis.cam.ac.uk/services/api-gateway/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.api.apps.cam.ac.uk/apis
- type: x-openid-configuration
  url: https://api.apps.cam.ac.uk/oauth2/v1/.well-known/openid-configuration
- type: x-design-guide
  url: https://guidebook.devops.uis.cam.ac.uk/reference/best-practice/api/
- type: x-lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/university-of-cambridge-gateway-lifecycle.yml
- type: x-errors
  url: errors/university-of-cambridge-errors.yml