University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison Academic Units API

The Academic Units API from University of Wisconsin-Madison — 2 operation(s) for academic units.

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Operations 2

GET /academicUnits Get a list of academic units. #

GET /academicUnits/{academicUnitId} Get an academic unit. #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: University Of Wisconsin Madison Academic Units API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: DoIT Enterprise Integration API Team
    email: api@doit.wisc.edu
  description: 'Operations tagged Academic Units across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: university-of-wisconsin-madison-hr-api-openapi.yml, university-of-wisconsin-madison-mock-hr-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.wisc.edu/hr
- url: https://mock.api.wisc.edu/hr
security:
- OAuth2ClientCredentials: []
tags:
- name: Academic Units
paths:
  /academicUnits:
    get:
      description: Get a list of academic units.
      summary: Get a list of academic units.
      operationId: get_academic_units
      tags:
      - Academic Units
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: 'Define options for pagination of responses. For example, `page[number]` parameter (example: `page[number]=4`). The `page[number]` determines the page to display. The size of the page is a constant of 100.'
        required: false
        style: deepObject
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: object
          properties:
            number:
              type: integer
              example: 5
              default: 1
              description: The page number to display.
      - name: include
        in: query
        description: '[include related resources](https://jsonapi.org/format/#fetching-includes). The resources to include need to be direct relationships. For example, `include=allSubordinateOrganizations`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter
        in: query
        description: Filter results of query using the [filter query parameter family](https://jsonapi.org/recommendations/#filtering). Refer to the [HR API Documentation](https://kb.wisc.edu/uw-apis/158637) for more information about the `filter` query param.
        required: false
        style: deepObject
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            attribute:
              type: string
              example: name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of academic units.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                - links
                - meta
                properties:
                  data:
                    description: A collection of academic units.
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An academic unit.
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          example: academicUnits
                        id:
                          type: string
                          description: The academic unit ID.
                          example: AU000111
                        attributes:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                              example: UWMSN | SoBS | School of Bucky Studies
                              description: The academic unit name.
                        relationships:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            supervisoryOrganization:
                              description: The supervisory organization of this academic unit, if one exists. Around 10% of all academic units lack an associated supervisory organization.
                              type: object
                              properties:
                                links:
                                  type: object
                                  properties:
                                    related:
                                      type: string
                                      description: Link to the supervisory organization.
                                      example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                                data:
                                  type: object
                                  properties:
                                    type:
                                      type: string
                                      example: supervisoryOrganizations
                                    id:
                                      type: string
                                      description: ID of the supervisory organization.
                                      example: SO0000123
                        links:
                          description: The link to the supervisory organization.
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            self:
                              type: string
                              example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                  relationships:
                    description: Relationships to other resources.
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      supervisoryOrganization:
                        description: The supervisory organization of this academic unit, if one exists. Around 10% of all academic units lack an associated supervisory organization.
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          links:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              related:
                                type: string
                                description: Link to the supervisory organization.
                                example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                          data:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              type:
                                type: string
                                example: supervisoryOrganizations
                              id:
                                type: string
                                description: ID of the supervisory organization.
                                example: SO0000123
                  links:
                    description: Self and pagination links.
                    allOf:
                    - description: The links associated with a paginated collection
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        self:
                          description: The current page of data
                          type: string
                          format: uri-reference
                          example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations?page[number]=3
                        prev:
                          description: The previous page of data
                          type: string
                          format: uri-reference
                          example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations?page[number]=2
                        next:
                          description: The next page of data
                          type: string
                          format: uri-reference
                          example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations?page[number]=4
                        first:
                          description: The first page of data
                          type: string
                          format: uri-reference
                          example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations?page[number]=1
                        last:
                          description: The last page of data
                          type: string
                          format: uri-reference
                          example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations?page[number]=6
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      paging:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          pageNumber:
                            type: integer
                            example: 5
                            description: The page number to display
                          pageSize:
                            type: integer
                            example: 10
                            description: The number of items per page
                          totalCount:
                            type: integer
                            example: 100
                            description: The total number of items available for the collection
                          totalPages:
                            type: integer
                            example: 10
                            description: The total number of pages available for the collection
                        example: 100
                        description: The total number of items in the collection
              examples:
                academic-units:
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: AU000111
                      type: academicUnits
                      attributes:
                        name: UWMSN | SoBS | School of Bucky Studies
                      relationships:
                        supervisoryOrganization:
                          data:
                            id: SO0000123
                            type: supervisoryOrganizations
                          links:
                            related: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                      links:
                        self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000111
                    - id: AU000222
                      type: academicUnits
                      attributes:
                        name: UWMSN | SoBS | Bucky Studies - General
                      relationships:
                        supervisoryOrganization:
                          data:
                            id: SO0000456
                            type: supervisoryOrganizations
                          links:
                            related: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000456
                      links:
                        self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000222
                    - id: AU000333
                      type: academicUnits
                      attributes:
                        name: UWMSN | SoBS | Bucky Costuming
                      relationships:
                        supervisoryOrganization:
                          data:
                            id: SO0000789
                            type: supervisoryOrganizations
                          links:
                            related: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000789
                      links:
                        self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000333
                    - id: AU000444
                      type: academicUnits
                      attributes:
                        name: UWMSN | SoBS | Badger Society and Community Studies
                      relationships:
                        supervisoryOrganization:
                          data: null
                      links:
                        self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000444
                    meta:
                      paging:
                        pageNumber: 5
                        pageSize: 10
                        totalCount: 100
                        totalPages: 10
                    links:
                      self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits
        '400':
          description: A bad request.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                application/vnd.api+json:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 400
                      title: Bad Request
                      detail: Invalid properties in query parameters - resource type 'jobs' has no attribute 'invalid'.
        '401':
          description: Incorrect or expired OAuth token.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                unauthorized-response:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 401
                      title: Unauthorized
                      detail: Invalid OAuth authentication - InvalidAccessToken
        '406':
          description: Servers respond with a 406 Not Acceptable status code if a request’s Accept header contains the JSON:API media type and all instances of that media type are modified with media type parameters.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-acceptable-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 406
                      title: Not Acceptable
                      detail: Request's Accept header contained the JSON:API media type and all instances of that media type were modified with media type parameters.
        '429':
          description: The API quota has been exceeded.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-found-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 429
                      title: Too Many Requests
                      detail: The quota has been exceeded.
        '500':
          description: An unexpected error.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-found-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 500
                      title: Internal Server Error
                      detail: Something went wrong in the server-side.
    servers:
    - url: https://api.wisc.edu/hr
  /academicUnits/{academicUnitId}:
    get:
      description: Get an academic unit.
      summary: Get an academic unit.
      operationId: get_academic_unit
      tags:
      - Academic Units
      parameters:
      - name: academicUnitId
        description: Academic Unit ID.
        in: path
        example: AU000111
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: include
        in: query
        description: '[include related resources](https://jsonapi.org/format/#fetching-includes). The resources to include need to be direct relationships. For example, `include=allSubordinateOrganizations`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An academic unit.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                - links
                properties:
                  data:
                    description: An academic unit.
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                        example: academicUnits
                      id:
                        type: string
                        description: The academic unit ID.
                        example: AU000111
                      attributes:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          name:
                            type: string
                            example: UWMSN | SoBS | School of Bucky Studies
                            description: The academic unit name.
                      relationships:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          supervisoryOrganization:
                            description: The supervisory organization of this academic unit, if one exists. Around 10% of all academic units lack an associated supervisory organization.
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              links:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  related:
                                    type: string
                                    description: Link to the supervisory organization.
                                    example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                              data:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  type:
                                    type: string
                                    example: supervisoryOrganizations
                                  id:
                                    type: string
                                    description: ID of the supervisory organization.
                                    example: SO0000123
                      links:
                        description: The link to the supervisory organization.
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          self:
                            type: string
                            example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                  links:
                    description: The link to the supervisory organization.
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      self:
                        type: string
                        example: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
              examples:
                academic-unit:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: AU000111
                      type: academicUnits
                      attributes:
                        name: UWMSN | SoBS | School of Bucky Studies
                      relationships:
                        supervisoryOrganization:
                          data:
                            id: SO0000123
                            type: supervisoryOrganizations
                          links:
                            related: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/supervisoryOrganizations/SO0000123
                      links:
                        self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000111
                    links:
                      self: https://api.wisc.edu/hr/academicUnits/AU000111
        '400':
          description: A bad request.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                application/vnd.api+json:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 400
                      title: Bad Request
                      detail: Invalid properties in query parameters - resource type 'jobs' has no attribute 'invalid'.
        '401':
          description: Incorrect or expired OAuth token.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                unauthorized-response:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 401
                      title: Unauthorized
                      detail: Invalid OAuth authentication - InvalidAccessToken
        '404':
          description: Unable to find the specified record
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-found-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 404
                      title: Not Found
                      detail: Requested resource not found.
        '406':
          description: Servers respond with a 406 Not Acceptable status code if a request’s Accept header contains the JSON:API media type and all instances of that media type are modified with media type parameters.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-acceptable-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 406
                      title: Not Acceptable
                      detail: Request's Accept header contained the JSON:API media type and all instances of that media type were modified with media type parameters.
        '429':
          description: The API quota has been exceeded.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-found-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 429
                      title: Too Many Requests
                      detail: The quota has been exceeded.
        '500':
          description: An unexpected error.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      description: An error
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          example: 400
                        title:
                          type: string
                          example: Error title
                        detail:
                          type: string
                          example: Additional details about the error
                        links:
                          type: object
                        meta:
                          type: object
                        source:
                          type: object
              examples:
                not-found-example:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: 500
                      title: Internal Server Error
                      detail: Something went wrong in the server-side.
    servers:
    - url: https://api.wisc.edu/hr
components:
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2ClientCredentials:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.wisc.edu/oauth/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Read more about JSON:API here
  url: https://jsonapi.org/
x-refined-from:
- university-of-wisconsin-madison-hr-api-openapi.yml
- university-of-wisconsin-madison-mock-hr-api-openapi.yml
x-operator: institution
x-provenance:
  generated: '2026-08-19'
  method: probed
  source: https://public.enroll.wisc.edu/api/search/v1
  note: 'Reverse-described from live unauthenticated responses. Not a UW-Madison publication and must never be counted as one. Probes: GET /terms (200, 499 bytes, 2 terms), GET /aggregate (200, 127,065 bytes), POST / (200, term 1266 "computer science" -> found=226; term 1272 -> found=932).'

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