University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki Metadata API

The Metadata API from University of Helsinki — 9 operation(s) for metadata.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

GET /metadata/classes Get all classes #
GET /metadata/classes/{class} Get a class by name #
GET /metadata/classes/{class}/properties Get class' properties by name #
GET /metadata/properties Get all properties #
GET /metadata/properties/{property} Get a property by name #
GET /metadata/properties/{property}/alt Get property's alt by property name #
GET /metadata/alts Get all alts as a lookup object where keys are property names and values are… #
GET /metadata/alts-list Get all alts as a list #
GET /metadata/alts/{alt} Get alt values by alt name #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://api.laji.fi/openapi
📖
Documentation
https://info.laji.fi/en/

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-hy-organisation-api-schemas.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-contact-search-api-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-course-pages-cms-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-helsinki-fi-content-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-hy-building-api-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-serviceapi-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-employeeinformationapi-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-persongroup-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-general-efecte-api-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-network-registry-api-schemas.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-helsinki/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-helsinki-finbif-laji-schemas.json

Other Resources

🔗
DeveloperPortal
https://api.helsinki.fi/portal/

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OpenAPI Specification

university-of-helsinki-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Laji Metadata API
  description: '## Authentication


    This API requires an **Access Token**.'
  version: '1'
  contact: {}
servers:
- url: https://api.laji.fi
tags:
- name: Metadata
paths:
  /metadata/classes:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getClasses
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataClass'
                  '@context':
                    type: string
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get all classes
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/classes/{class}:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getClass
      parameters:
      - name: class
        required: true
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataClass'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get a class by name
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/classes/{class}/properties:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getClassProperty
      parameters:
      - name: class
        required: true
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Property'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get class' properties by name
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/properties:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getProperties
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Property'
                  '@context':
                    type: string
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
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              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
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                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
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              schema:
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                properties:
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                  message:
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                  localized:
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        '406':
          content:
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                properties:
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                  message:
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              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get all properties
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/properties/{property}:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getProperty
      parameters:
      - name: property
        required: true
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Property'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
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        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get a property by name
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/properties/{property}/alt:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getPropertyAlt
      parameters:
      - name: property
        required: true
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alt'
                  '@context':
                    type: string
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
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        '406':
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              schema:
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                properties:
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                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
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        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get property's alt by property name
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/alts:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getAltsLookup
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alt'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get all alts as a lookup object where keys are property names and values are…
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/alts-list:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getAltsList
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        options:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alt'
                  '@context':
                    type: string
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get all alts as a list
      tags:
      - Metadata
  /metadata/alts/{alt}:
    get:
      operationId: MetadataController_getAlt
      parameters:
      - name: alt
        required: true
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alt'
                  '@context':
                    type: string
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errorCode:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  localized:
                    type: boolean
      security:
      - Access token: []
      - Lang: []
      - Person token: []
      summary: Get alt values by alt name
      tags:
      - Metadata
components:
  schemas:
    Alt:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
      required:
      - id
    Property:
      type: object
      properties:
        domain:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        maxOccurs:
          type: string
        minOccurs:
          type: string
        required:
          type: boolean
        property:
          type: string
        multiLanguage:
          type: boolean
        shortName:
          type: string
        range:
          type: string
        label:
          type: string
        hasMany:
          type: boolean
        sortOrder:
          type: number
        isEmbeddable:
          type: boolean
      required:
      - domain
      - maxOccurs
      - minOccurs
      - required
      - property
      - multiLanguage
      - shortName
      - range
      - hasMany
      - sortOrder
      - isEmbeddable
    MetadataClass:
      type: object
      properties:
        class:
          type: string
        label:
          type: string
        shortName:
          type: string
      required:
      - class
      - shortName
  securitySchemes:
    Access_token:
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      type: http
      description: Access token
    Lang:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Accept-Language
      description: Sets the 'Accept-Language' header. One of 'fi', 'sv,' 'en'. Defaults to 'en'.
    Person_token:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Person-Token