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McGill University Search API

The Search API from McGill University — 2 operation(s) for search.

McGill University Search API is one of 4 APIs that McGill University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v6.8.1-SP.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://borealisdata.ca/api.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v6.8.1-SP
Base URL
https://borealisdata.ca/api
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

McGill University Search API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Dataverse-key (ApiKeyAuth).

  • ApiKeyAuth — Dataverse API token, required for write/admin and private-data operations.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 2
GET
/search
Search the Dataverse installation
Search_search 19 params → 200
GET
/search/services
List available search services
Search_getSearchEngines → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SearchItem (11 properties), SearchResponseData (6 properties), ApiResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SearchResponseData
object
Search results payload returned under 'data'.
6 properties
ApiResponse
object
Standard Dataverse JSON response envelope.
3 properties 1 required
SearchItem
object
A single search result (a dataverse, dataset, or file).
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

mcgill-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs McGill University publishes across the network.

McGill Shibboleth SAML Single Sign-On
McGill University Dataverses API
McGill University Info API
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