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Carnegie Mellon University symplectic API

The symplectic API from Carnegie Mellon University — 5 operation(s) for symplectic.

Carnegie Mellon University symplectic API is one of 12 APIs that Carnegie Mellon University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include symplectic. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.figshare.com/v2.

5 operations 5 paths 1 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Carnegie Mellon University symplectic API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

symplectic 5
GET
/symplectic/articles
Get changed articles for Symplectic Elements
symplectic_changed_articles 5 params → 200400401403
GET
/symplectic/users/{user_id}
Get institutional user ID for a user
symplectic_user_id 1 param → 200401403404
GET
/symplectic/articles/{article_id}
Get article details for Symplectic Elements
symplectic_article 1 param → 200401403404
GET
/symplectic/accounts/{external_user_id}/articles
Get articles for a specific account
symplectic_account_articles 5 params → 200401403404
GET
/symplectic/accounts
Get changed accounts for Symplectic Elements
symplectic_accounts_ids 1 param → 200400401403

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is ErrorMessage (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorMessage
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

carnegie-mellon-university-symplectic-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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