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DataCite clients API is one of 16 APIs that DataCite publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Clients. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.3.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.test.datacite.org, https://api.datacite.org.

3 operations 3 paths 13 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.3.0
Base URL
https://api.datacite.org
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

DataCite clients API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

clients 3

Clients

GET
/clients
Return a list of clients (repositories).
11 params → 200
GET
/clients/totals
Return clients DOI production statistics.
2 params → 200
GET
/clients/{id}
Return a client.
1 param → 200

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TotalsObject (5 properties), Client (4 properties), MetaCore (3 properties), MetaObject (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MetaObject
object
3 properties
state
string
Links
object
2 properties
client-type
string
Client
object
4 properties 2 required
certificate
string
TotalsObject
object
5 properties
MetaArray
array
software
string
MetaCore
object
3 properties
DataArray
array
repositoryType
string
DataObject
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

datacite-clients-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs DataCite publishes across the network.

DataCite GraphQL API
DataCite Event Data API
DataCite activities API
DataCite client-prefixes API
DataCite dois API
DataCite events API
DataCite heartbeat API
DataCite prefixes API
DataCite provider-prefixes API
DataCite providers API
DataCite publishers API
DataCite report_types API
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