ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) API
ANU's current quantum random number service, operated by the ANU Quantum Optics group on ANU's own AWS account under ANU's own domain. Returns arrays of uint8, uint16, hex8 or hex16 values, length 1-1024, with a block-size parameter for the hexadecimal types. A free API key is issued self-serve and sent as the x-api-key header; the gateway returns 403 {"message":"Forbidden"} without one. ANU publishes no OpenAPI — the specification pointed at below is derived by API Evangelist from ANU's own documented parameter table and call form.
ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) API is one of 6 APIs that Australian National University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include Quantum, Random Numbers, Research, and JSON. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.quantumnumbers.anu.edu.au.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
ApiKeyAuth— Free API key issued self-serve after registration at https://quantumnumbers.anu.edu.au. Sent on every request as the x-api-key header.
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.
Retrieval of quantum-generated random values.
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are QuantumNumbersResponse (5 properties), GatewayError (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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