ClinicalTrials.gov · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist enhancements for ClinicalTrials.gov version-api

3 actions 3 updates update extends openapi/clinical-trials-gov-version-api-openapi.yml

Derived by API Evangelist Built from the contracts ClinicalTrials.gov publishes. ClinicalTrials.gov did not publish this file.

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What the actions change

x-apievangelist-slugx-api-lifecyclex-api-version-livex-data-refresh-cadencex-authenticationx-licensex-agent-readinessname

Targets 3

$.info

$.info.contact

OpenAPI Overlay

overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist enhancements for ClinicalTrials.gov version-api
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/clinical-trials-gov-version-api-openapi.yml
x-provenance:
  generated: '2026-09-06'
  method: generated
  source: >-
    API Evangelist enrichment pass. Every value applied here was read from a live probe of
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2 or from the provider's own documentation on
    2026-09-06 — nothing is asserted that was not observed. The underlying OpenAPI is not
    mutated.
actions:
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-apievangelist-slug: clinical-trials-gov
    x-api-lifecycle: production
    x-api-version-live: 2.0.5
    x-data-refresh-cadence: daily
    x-authentication: none
    x-license: U.S. Government public domain (see https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions)
    x-agent-readiness:
      write_surface: false
      idempotency: na
      reversibility: na
      rate_limit_headers: none
- target: $.info.contact
  update:
    name: NLM Support
    url: https://support.nlm.nih.gov/
- target: $
  update:
    x-conventions: conventions/clinical-trials-gov-conventions.yml
    x-error-catalog: errors/clinical-trials-gov-problem-types.yml
    x-lifecycle: lifecycle/clinical-trials-gov-lifecycle.yml
    x-authentication-profile: authentication/clinical-trials-gov-authentication.yml
    x-rate-limits: rate-limits/clinical-trials-gov-rate-limits.yml
    x-data-model: data-model/clinical-trials-gov-data-model.yml
    x-conformance: conformance/clinical-trials-gov-conformance.yml

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