# Research Data Archive REST Listings

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/research-data-archive-eprints-rest/  
**Provider:** University of Reading — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-reading/  
**Base URL:** https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/rest/  
**Documentation:** https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/

Research Data Archive REST Listings is one of 14 APIs that [University of Reading](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-reading/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Repository, EPrints, Research Data, Metadata, and Read-Only. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

The same read-only EPrints REST interface on the Research Data Archive host. GET /rest/, /rest/eprint/ (47 KB of dataset ids) and /rest/subject/ each returned 200 unauthenticated on 2026-09-01; GET /rest/eprint/1.xml returned 401. Recorded separately from CentAUR because it is a distinct deployment on a distinct host holding distinct content — the datasets rather than the publications.

## Operations (5)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/rest/` | List the datasets exposed by the repository |
| GET | `/rest/eprint/` | List every record id in the repository |
| GET | `/rest/eprint/{eprintId}.xml` | Retrieve one record as EPrints XML (authenticated) |
| GET | `/rest/subject/` | List the repository's subject taxonomy |
| GET | `/rest/user/` | List the repository's user records |

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-reading/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-reading-eprints-rest-openapi.yml
- **Authentication** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-reading/refs/heads/main/authentication/university-of-reading-authentication.yml

## Other University of Reading APIs (12)

- [CentAUR OAI-PMH Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/centaur-oai-pmh/)
- [Research Data Archive OAI-PMH Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/research-data-archive-oai-pmh/)
- [CentAUR Repository REST Listings](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/centaur-eprints-rest/)
- [UK Access Management Federation Identity Provider Entity](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/uk-federation-idp/)
- [Microsoft Entra ID Tenant OpenID Connect Discovery](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/entra-id-tenant/)
- [DataCite Membership and DOI Prefixes](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/datacite-membership/)
- [ROR Organization Registration](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/ror-registration/)
- [Module Catalogue](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/module-catalogue/)
- [Meteorology Department Climate Data Services](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/met-climate-data/)
- [Elsevier Pure Research Information System (tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/elsevier-pure-cris/)
- [Talis Aspire Online Reading Lists (tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/talis-aspire-reading-lists/)
- [SirsiDynix Enterprise Library Catalogue (tenant)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-reading/library-catalogue/)

## Tags

Repository, EPrints, Research Data, Metadata, Read-Only

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