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ORA — Research Archive Search & Record API

An undocumented but live JSON search and record API over ORA. GET /objects.json returns a paged, faceted, JSON:API-shaped result set; GET /objects/{uuid}.json returns a single record. The endpoint is self-describing — every response carries the service's own vocabulary of four search fields, four sort orders and sixteen facet fields, including division, department, college, research group and funder. Oxford has never announced, versioned or committed to this surface; it is recorded here because it answers, and it is described in a DERIVED contract that says so.

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ORA — Research Archive Search & Record API is one of 10 APIs that University of Oxford publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Research Repository, Search, and Open Access. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026-08-19.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://ora.ox.ac.uk.

2 operations 2 paths 7 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026-08-19
Base URL
https://ora.ox.ac.uk
Contact
ORA — Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
License
Metadata available under CC0 1.0 via the rioxx_terms_cc0 OAI-PMH format
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

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.

Repository 2

Search and retrieval of ORA repository records.

GET
/objects.json
Search ORA repository records
searchObjects 6 params → 200403429
GET
/objects/{objectId}.json
Retrieve one ORA record
getObject 1 param → 200404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Pages (9 properties), SearchResponse (4 properties), Included (4 properties), Record (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DocumentValue
object
The envelope ORA wraps every metadata attribute in.
3 properties 1 required
Record
object
4 properties 2 required
Pages
object
9 properties
FacetItem
object
2 properties
Included
object
Self-describing vocabulary the service returns alongside results — facets, the available search fields and the available sort orders.
4 properties
SearchResponse
object
4 properties 3 required
ObjectResponse
object
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

university-of-oxford-ora-search-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
university-of-oxford:ora-search
Base URL
https://ora.ox.ac.uk
Docs
https://ora.ox.ac.uk/
Provider
University of Oxford
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