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Newcastle University Feed API

A feed is a representation of a measurement or parametrisation, usually a metric, for example the observed temperature.

Newcastle University Feed API is one of 8 APIs that Newcastle University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.0a.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.usb.urbanobservatory.ac.uk/api/v2.0a.

1 operations 1 paths 10 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.0a
Base URL
https://api.usb.urbanobservatory.ac.uk/api/v2.0a
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Feed 1

A feed is a representation of a measurement or parametrisation, usually a metric, for example the observed temperature.

GET
/api/v2.0a/sensors/feed/{id}
Request a single feed by its unique ID
FeedController.getOne 1 param → 200400

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Timeseries (8 properties), Feed (8 properties), TimeseriesEntry (6 properties), Licence (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TimeseriesEntry
object
A historic entry associated with a timeseries and a time.
6 properties
Feed
object
8 properties
Organisation
object
An organisation which is providing the data to the Urban Observatory, or responsible for some element.
4 properties
Licence
object
4 properties
Link
object
A link provided for [HATEOAS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HATEOAS) purposes, to the item itself or an associated API method.
3 properties
Unit
object
The units associated with the values held in the timeseries.
2 properties
BadRequest
object
An invalid ID or query parameter was used to request information, such as an ID not in the [UUID syntax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universallyuniqueidentif…
3 properties
Timeseries
object
8 properties
Contact
object
The contact for more information, or technical issues relating to the sensing. This may not always be available.
4 properties
Storage
object
The storage mechanism used to hold the data internally.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

newcastle-feed-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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