HY Building API

Buildings and spaces on the University estate. Small (2 paths) and the stalest API in the gallery — created 2020-03-18, last updated 2023-05-29.

Operations 2

GET /v1/building/list Buildings as list #
GET /v1/space/list Spaces as list #

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OpenAPI Specification

university-of-helsinki-hy-building-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: HY Building API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://gw.api.helsinki.fi/building
tags:
- name: v1/building/
  description: University buildings rest service
- name: v1/space/
  description: University spaces rest service
paths:
  /v1/building/list:
    get:
      tags:
      - v1/building/
      summary: Buildings as list
      operationId: getblist
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Output type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Building'
      security:
      - Apikey: []
  /v1/space/list:
    get:
      tags:
      - v1/space/
      summary: Spaces as list
      operationId: getslist
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Output type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Space'
      security:
      - Apikey: []
components:
  schemas:
    Building:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Building code
        name:
          type: string
          description: Building name
        address:
          type: string
          description: Building address
        postalNumber:
          type: string
          description: City postal area where the building belongs
        postalBox:
          type: string
          description: Postal box of the building
        city:
          type: string
          description: City where the building is located
        campus:
          type: string
          description: Campus where the building belongs
      description: Represents a university building
    Space:
      type: object
      properties:
        buildingCode:
          type: string
          description: Building code where the space belongs
        spaceLabel:
          type: string
          description: Label of the space
      description: Represents a university space
  securitySchemes:
    Apikey:
      type: apiKey
      description: APIKey Auth
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
x-original-swagger-version: '2.0'