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RMIT University altmetric API

The altmetric API from RMIT University — 1 operation(s) for altmetric.

RMIT University altmetric API is one of 11 APIs that RMIT University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include altmetric. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.figshare.com/v2.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.figshare.com/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

RMIT University altmetric API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope.

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.

altmetric 1
GET
/altmetric/institutions
List Altmetric Institutions
altmetric_institutions_list 1 param → 200400500

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AltmetricInstitution (3 properties), ErrorMessage (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorMessage
object
2 properties
AltmetricInstitution
object
3 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rmit-altmetric-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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RMIT University projects API
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