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UNICEF Data Reference datasets API

The Reference datasets API from UNICEF Data — 8 operation(s) for reference datasets.

UNICEF Data Reference datasets API is one of 26 APIs that UNICEF Data publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Reference datasets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 9 operations across 8 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 2.0, at version v1.0.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://sdmx.data.unicef.org/ws/public/sdmxapi/rest/.

9 operations 8 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE6 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 2.0
API Version
v1.0.0
Base URL
https://sdmx.data.unicef.org/ws/public/sdmxapi/rest/
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

UNICEF Data Reference datasets API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (ApiKey Auth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 9

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 1 DELETE, 6 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Reference datasets 9
GET
/reference-datasets/
Return list of accessed reference dataset for the user.
reference-datasets-list 6 params → 200
GET
/reference-datasets/entity/
Return list of accessed entity of reference dataset for the user.
reference-datasets-entity-list 7 params → 200
GET
/reference-datasets/entity/{geom_id}/
Return detailed of entity of reference dataset.
reference-datasets-entity-detail 1 param → 200
GET
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/
Return detailed of reference dataset.
reference-datasets-detail 1 param → 200
DELETE
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/
Delete a reference dataset.
reference-datasets-detail-delete 1 param → 204
POST
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/bbox/concept_uuid/
Return bbox of reference dataset entities.
reference-datasets-operation-bbox 1 param → 201
POST
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/bbox/ucode/
Return bbox of reference dataset entities.
reference-datasets-operation-bbox 1 param → 201
GET
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/entity/
Return list of accessed entity of reference dataset for the user.
reference-datasets-detail-entity-list 8 params → 200
GET
/reference-datasets/{identifier}/entity/{geom_id}/
Return detailed of entity of reference dataset.
reference-datasets-detail-entity-detail 2 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ReferenceDataset (15 properties), ApiEntity (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ReferenceDataset
object
15 properties 1 required
ApiEntity
object
10 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

unicef-data-reference-datasets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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