# University of Manchester Person API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-person-api/  
**Provider:** University of Manchester — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-manchester/  
**Base URL:** http://mdq.ukfederation.org.uk/entities/https%3A%2F%2Fshib.manchester.ac.uk%2Fshibboleth  
**Documentation:** https://www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk/

University of Manchester Person API is one of 41 APIs that [University of Manchester](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-manchester/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Persons. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

The person API from University of Manchester — 58 operation(s) for person.

## Operations (60 of 64)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/persons` | Lists all persons |
| PUT | `/persons` | Create person |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-academic-qualification-types` | A list of allowed academic qualification types for persons |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-academic-qualifications-distinctions` | A list of the allowed values for education distinction |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-academic-qualifications-field-of-studies` | A list of the allowed values for field of study |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-address-countries` | A list of allowed address countries |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-address-subdivisions` | A list of allowed subdivisions |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-address-types` | A list of allowed address types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-classified-identifier-types` | A list of allowed classified identifier types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-custom-defined-field-values/{propertyName}/classifications` | Get allowed classifications for the custom-defined field associated with the… |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-document-licenses` | A list of allowed document licenses |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-document-types` | A list of allowed document types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-external-positions-appointments` | A list of the allowed values for appointments |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-genders` | A list of allowed classifications for the gender property |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-keyword-group-configurations` | A list of keyword group configurations |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-keyword-group-configurations/{id}/classifications` | A list of allowed classifications for the specified keyword group |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-leave-of-absense` | A list of allowed classifications for the leave of absence property |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-link-types` | A list of allowed link types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-locales` | A list of allowed locales in localized strings |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-main-research-areas` | A list of allowed main research areas |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-metric-collections` | A list of allowed metric collections |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-names-types` | A list of allowed classifications for classified names |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-nationalities` | A list of allowed classifications for the nationalities property |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-email-types` | A list of allowed email types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-employment-types` | A list of allowed employment types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-job-titles` | A list of allowed job titles |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-phonenumber-types` | A list of allowed phone number types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-supervisor-roles` | A list of allowed supervisor roles |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-person-organization-associations-webaddress-types` | A list of allowed web address types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-private-address-countries` | DEPRECATED - use 'allowed-address-countries' - A list of allowed country… |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-profile-information-types` | A list of allowed classifications for the profile information property |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-profile-photo-types` | A list of allowed photo types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-staff-organization-associations-contract-types` | A list of allowed contract types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-staff-organization-associations-staff-types` | A list of allowed staff types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-student-organization-associations-attendance-status-types` | A list of allowed student attendance status types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-student-organization-associations-country-of-domicile-types` | A list of allowed student country of domicile types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-student-organization-associations-employment-types` | A list of allowed employment types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-student-organization-associations-nationality-types` | A list of allowed student nationality types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-student-organization-associations-type-description-types` | A list of allowed student type description types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-titles-types` | A list of allowed classifications for the titles property |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-visiting-scholar-organization-associations-employment-types` | A list of allowed employment types |
| GET | `/persons/allowed-workflow-steps` | A list of allowed workflow steps |
| GET | `/persons/disciplines/allowed-discipline-schemes` | A list of allowed discipline schemes |
| GET | `/persons/disciplines/{discipline-scheme}/allowed-disciplines` | A list of allowed disciplines for a specific discipline scheme |
| POST | `/persons/disciplines/{discipline-scheme}/search` | Query operation for disciplines associated with persons |
| PUT | `/persons/file-uploads` | Upload file to a specific person |
| GET | `/persons/orderings` | Lists available orderings |
| POST | `/persons/search` | Query operation for persons |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}` | Get person |
| PUT | `/persons/{uuid}` | Update person |
| DELETE | `/persons/{uuid}` | Delete person |
| POST | `/persons/{uuid}/actions/lock` | Lock the content |
| POST | `/persons/{uuid}/actions/unlock` | Unlock the content |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}/dependents` | Lists all dependents to the person |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}/disciplines/{discipline-scheme}` | Get disciplines from the discipline scheme associated with the person |
| PUT | `/persons/{uuid}/disciplines/{discipline-scheme}` | Update disciplines from the discipline scheme associated with the person |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}/files/{fileId}` | Get file from the person |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}/fingerprints` | Get the fingerprints for the person |
| GET | `/persons/{uuid}/highlighted-content` | Get highlighted content |
| PUT | `/persons/{uuid}/highlighted-content` | Update highlighted content |

…and 4 more operations. They are listed in full on the page.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-manchester/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-manchester-person-api-openapi.yml

## Other University of Manchester APIs (12)

- [Shibboleth SAML Identity Provider (UK Access Management Federation)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/shibboleth-saml-idp/)
- [Elsevier Pure CRIS tenancy (REST + OAI-PMH)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/pure-cris-tenancy/)
- [Figshare research data repository tenancy](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/figshare-tenancy/)
- [University of Manchester Image API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-image-api/)
- [University of Manchester Presentation API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-presentation-api/)
- [University of Manchester Activity API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-activity-api/)
- [University of Manchester Application API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-application-api/)
- [University of Manchester Author Collaboration API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-authorcollaboration-api/)
- [University of Manchester Award API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-award-api/)
- [University of Manchester Classification Scheme API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-classificationscheme-api/)
- [University of Manchester Concept API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-concept-api/)
- [University of Manchester Contract API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-manchester/university-of-manchester-contract-api/)

## Tags

Persons

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