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Stanford University Objects API

Digital Repository Objects

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Stanford University Objects API is one of 26 APIs that Stanford University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Objects. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 5 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 21 operations across 17 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://dor-services-{env}.stanford.edu, https://preservation-catalog-{env}-01.stanford.edu, https://sdr-api-{env}.stanford.edu.

21 operations 17 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE9 GET1 HEAD1 PATCH8 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://purl.stanford.edu
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Stanford University Objects API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 21

Across 17 paths, the API surfaces 21 operations — 1 DELETE, 9 GET, 1 HEAD, 1 PATCH, 8 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

objects 21

Digital Repository Objects

POST
/v1/virtual_objects
Create a virtual object.
virtual_objects#create body → 201
POST
/v1/objects/{id}/publish
Publish object to PURL
objects#publish 2 params → 201
POST
/v1/objects/{id}/accession
Start an assembly workflow, optionally opening a version
objects#accession 4 params → 201409
POST
/v1/objects/{id}/apply_admin_policy_defaults
Applies the default values (copyright, usestatement, rights) from the admin policy
admin_policy_defaults#apply 1 param → 200400404422500
GET
/v1/objects/{object_id}/query/collections
List the collections that an object belongs to
queries#collections 1 param → 200
GET
/v1/objects/{object_id}/members
List the members of this collection
members#index 1 param → 200
GET
/v1/objects/{id}/solr
Show solr document for head version
objects#solr 2 params → 200404
POST
/v1/objects
Register a new object
objects#create 2 params body → 201400404409422500502503
GET
/v1/objects/find
Finds an object
objects#find 1 param → 200404
POST
/v1/objects/find_all
Finds multiple objects
objects#find_all body → 200
PATCH
/v1/objects/{id}
Update object metadata
objects#update 3 params body → 200400404409412500
GET
/v1/objects/{id}
Retrieve the object COCINA metadata
objects#show 1 param → 200304422500
HEAD
/v1/objects/{id}
Retrieve the head for object COCINA metadata
objects#head 1 param → 200422500
DELETE
/v1/objects/{id}
Destroys the object
objects#destroy 2 params → 201400404500
GET
/v1/objects/{id}/validate_moab
Starts a validate moab job, which does a validation of the on disk Moab, without reference to the preservation-catalog basis
2 params → 200400423
GET
/v1/objects/{id}/checksum
Show the checksums and filesizes for a single object
1 param → 200400404
GET
/v1/objects/{id}/file
Returns a specific content, metadata, or manifest file for the object.
4 params → 200400404
POST
/v1/objects/{id}/content_diff
Retrieves Moab::FileInventoryDifference model from comparison of passed contentMetadata.xml with latest (or specified) version in Moab for all files (default) or a specified subset.
1 param body → 200400500
POST
/v1/resources
Creates a new object
objects#create 4 params body → 200
GET
/v1/resources/{id}
Retrieve the object metadata
resources#show 1 param → 200404422500
PUT
/v1/resources/{id}
Update an existing object
objects#update 4 params body → 200

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ContentDiff (6 properties), Error (4 properties), PreservedObject (3 properties), Error_2 (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LaneId
string
Lane for prioritizing the work
VirtualObjectRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
Error
object
4 properties
DruidWithOptionalFormat
string
Digital Repository Unique Identifier (bare or prefixed), with a file extension
ChecksumsForObject
array
A representation of all files and checksums for a single object
ContentDiff
object
A diff between given and existing content metadata (XML)
6 properties 5 required
PreservedObject
object
A preserved object instance
3 properties 3 required
Druid
string
Digital Repository Unique Identifier (bare or prefixed)
CreateObjectResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Error_2
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

stanford-objects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
stanford:stanford-objects-api
Base URL
https://purl.stanford.edu
Docs
https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/purl/api/
Provider
Stanford University
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