Person

A person (researcher) record as exposed by the VU Amsterdam Pure REST web service (Pure API v5.34.3).

EducationHigher EducationUniversityNetherlandsResearchOpen DataRepository

Properties

Name Type Description
pureId integer Pure database ID of the object; prefer the UUID when present.
uuid string UUID, the primary identity of the entity.
createdBy string Username of creator.
createdDate string Date and time of creation.
modifiedBy string Username of the user that performed a modification.
modifiedDate string Date and time of last modification.
portalUrl string URL of the person's profile on the Pure Portal.
name object Structured name (first/last) of the person.
names array Alternative/historical names.
titles array Academic titles held by the person.
gender string Classification reference for the person's gender.
staffOrganizationAssociations array Associations between the person and organizational units as staff.
identifiers array External identifiers (ORCID, Scopus, etc.) related to the person.
version string Optimistic-locking version token.
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JSON Schema

vrije-universiteit-amsterdam-person-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://research.vu.nl/ws/api/schemas/person.json",
  "title": "Person",
  "description": "A person (researcher) record as exposed by the VU Amsterdam Pure REST web service (Pure API v5.34.3).",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "pureId": { "type": "integer", "description": "Pure database ID of the object; prefer the UUID when present." },
    "uuid": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid", "description": "UUID, the primary identity of the entity." },
    "createdBy": { "type": "string", "description": "Username of creator." },
    "createdDate": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "Date and time of creation." },
    "modifiedBy": { "type": "string", "description": "Username of the user that performed a modification." },
    "modifiedDate": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "Date and time of last modification." },
    "portalUrl": { "type": "string", "description": "URL of the person's profile on the Pure Portal." },
    "name": { "type": "object", "description": "Structured name (first/last) of the person." },
    "names": { "type": "array", "description": "Alternative/historical names.", "items": { "type": "object" } },
    "titles": { "type": "array", "description": "Academic titles held by the person.", "items": { "type": "object" } },
    "gender": { "type": "string", "description": "Classification reference for the person's gender." },
    "staffOrganizationAssociations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Associations between the person and organizational units as staff.",
      "items": { "type": "object" }
    },
    "identifiers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "External identifiers (ORCID, Scopus, etc.) related to the person.",
      "items": { "type": "object" }
    },
    "version": { "type": "string", "description": "Optimistic-locking version token." }
  }
}

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