University of Leeds

University of Leeds IIIF Image API

IIIF Image API level 0 static tile service.

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Operations 2

GET /{variant}/{identifier}/info.json Retrieve the IIIF image information document #

GET /{variant}/{identifier}/{region}/{size}/{rotation}/{quality}.{format} Retrieve a pre-generated image derivative #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: University of Leeds Library Floor Plans IIIF Image API
  version: '3.0'
  summary: Static IIIF Image API level 0 service for University of Leeds Library floor plans.
  description: University of Leeds Libraries publish interactive floor plans for the Brotherton, Edward Boyle, Health Sciences and Laidlaw libraries.
  contact:
    name: University of Leeds Libraries
    url: https://library.leeds.ac.uk/locations
  x-operator: institution
  x-operator-evidence: Host floorplans.library.leeds.ac.uk is under leeds.ac.uk, CNAMEs to lib-sc-prd.leeds.ac.uk and resolves to 129.11.190.52 (University of Leeds address space). Application source is github.com/uol-library/floorplans.library.leeds.ac.uk.
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-08-30'
    method: derived
    source: Derived from live responses probed 2026-08-30 — https://floorplans.library.leeds.ac.uk/assets/iiif/original/brotherton-m1/info.json (HTTP 200, IIIF Image API level0) and .../full/159,188/0/default.jpg (HTTP 200). Identifier list read from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uol-library/floorplans.library.leeds.ac.uk/main/_data/iiif.json
  x-standard: IIIF Image API 3.0, compliance level 0
servers:
- url: https://floorplans.library.leeds.ac.uk/assets/iiif
  description: Production static IIIF Image API (institution-operated)
security: []
tags:
- name: IIIF Image
  description: IIIF Image API level 0 static tile service.
paths:
  /{variant}/{identifier}/info.json:
    get:
      operationId: getImageInformation
      summary: Retrieve the IIIF image information document
      tags:
      - IIIF Image
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: variant
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - original
          - cropped
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Floor plan key, e.g. brotherton-m1, brotherton-w3, edward-boyle-10.
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - brotherton-m1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: IIIF image information document.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageInformation'
        '404':
          description: Unknown variant or identifier.
  /{variant}/{identifier}/{region}/{size}/{rotation}/{quality}.{format}:
    get:
      operationId: getImage
      summary: Retrieve a pre-generated image derivative
      description: Level 0 service. Only the region/size/rotation/quality/format combinations enumerated in info.json are addressable; anything else returns 404.
      tags:
      - IIIF Image
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: variant
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - original
          - cropped
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: region
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - full
      - name: size
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - 159,188
      - name: rotation
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - '0'
      - name: quality
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - default
      - name: format
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - jpg
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The image derivative.
          content:
            image/jpeg:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: Combination not pre-generated by this level 0 service.
components:
  schemas:
    ImageInformation:
      type: object
      description: IIIF Image API information document, as observed 2026-08-30.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        protocol:
          type: string
          const: http://iiif.io/api/image
        profile:
          type: string
          examples:
          - level0
        width:
          type: integer
        height:
          type: integer
        sizes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              width:
                type: integer
              height:
                type: integer
        tiles:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              width:
                type: integer
              height:
                type: integer
              scaleFactors:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: integer

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