University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh Catalogue API

Read actions on the EIDF Data Catalogue

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Operations 5

GET /status_show Site status and installed extensions #

GET /package_list List every dataset name #

GET /package_search Search datasets #

GET /package_show Full metadata for one dataset #

GET /organization_list List catalogue organisations (EIDF projects) #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: EIDF Data Catalogue API
  description: 'CKAN 2.11.3 Action API for the Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF) Data Catalogue, operated by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh. Probed live on 2026-08-19: status_show returned CKAN 2.11.3 with the site''s own extension list, package_search returned 14 public datasets and organization_list returned 13 EIDF project organisations. Anonymous read requires no key.

    This is the clearest institution-operated open-data surface in Edinburgh''s public footprint: EPCC runs the platform, the domain is Edinburgh''s, and the deployment carries a custom eidf_oidc_auth extension written for it.

    Only the read actions verified anonymously are described. CKAN exposes many more actions; the ones below are the ones that answered.'
  version: '3'
  contact:
    name: Edinburgh International Data Facility (EPCC, University of Edinburgh)
    url: https://catalogue.eidf.ac.uk/
  x-operator: institution
  x-operator-evidence: 'eidf.ac.uk Domain Owner: University of Edinburgh (Nominet whois); Registered For: Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF)'
  x-provenance:
    method: probed
    generated: '2026-08-19'
    source: https://catalogue.eidf.ac.uk/api/3/action/status_show
servers:
- url: https://catalogue.eidf.ac.uk/api/3/action
  description: EIDF Data Catalogue CKAN Action API (probed 200)
tags:
- name: Catalogue
  description: Read actions on the EIDF Data Catalogue
paths:
  /status_show:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogue
      operationId: statusShow
      summary: Site status and installed extensions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: CKAN status envelope (observed)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    result:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
  /package_list:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogue
      operationId: packageList
      summary: List every dataset name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of dataset names (observed)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    result:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
  /package_search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogue
      operationId: packageSearch
      summary: Search datasets
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Solr query string
      - name: rows
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      - name: start
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search envelope (observed, count=14 on 2026-08-19)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    result:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        count:
                          type: integer
                        results:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Package'
  /package_show:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogue
      operationId: packageShow
      summary: Full metadata for one dataset
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Dataset name or id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataset record (observed)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    result:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Package'
        '404':
          description: Dataset not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
  /organization_list:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogue
      operationId: organizationList
      summary: List catalogue organisations (EIDF projects)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of organisation names (observed, 13 on 2026-08-19)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    result:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
components:
  schemas:
    Status:
      type: object
      properties:
        site_title:
          type: string
        site_description:
          type: string
        site_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        locale_default:
          type: string
        ckan_version:
          type: string
          example: 2.11.3
        extensions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    Package:
      type: object
      description: CKAN dataset (observed shape)
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        notes:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        license_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        license_title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        state:
          type: string
        private:
          type: boolean
        type:
          type: string
        metadata_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        metadata_modified:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        organization:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
        num_resources:
          type: integer
        num_tags:
          type: integer
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              display_name:
                type: string
              state:
                type: string
        resources:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              name:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              url:
                type: string
              format:
                type: string
              created:
                type: string
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        help:
          type: string
          format: uri
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            __type:
              type: string
    Envelope:
      type: object
      description: Standard CKAN Action API response envelope (observed)
      properties:
        help:
          type: string
          format: uri
        success:
          type: boolean

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