University of Edinburgh · Example Payload

University Of Edinburgh Era Communities Example

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University Of Edinburgh Era Communities Example is an example object payload from University of Edinburgh, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

x-provenanceresponse

Example Payload

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    "method": "probed",
    "generated": "2026-08-19",
    "source": "https://era.ed.ac.uk/server/api/core/communities?size=1",
    "note": "Verbatim response body observed on 2026-08-19, unmodified."
  },
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          "name": "Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK)",
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            },
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      },
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