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University of Helsinki News API

The News API from University of Helsinki — 4 operation(s) for news.

University of Helsinki News API is one of 97 APIs that University of Helsinki publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 11 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include News. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, and 11 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.laji.fi, https://gw.api.helsinki.fi.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.helsinki.fi/portal/environments/DEFAULT
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key, API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 5

University of Helsinki News API declares 5 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (Access_token). An API key is passed in the header as Accept-Language (Lang). An API key is passed in the header as Person-Token (Person_token). An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (NewsApiKey). An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (StudySearchApiKey).

  • Access_token — Access token
  • Lang — Sets the 'Accept-Language' header. One of 'fi', 'sv,' 'en'. Defaults to 'en'.
  • NewsApiKey — API key issued by the news plan when an application subscribes to it.
  • StudySearchApiKey — API key issued by the study search plan when an application subscribes to it. Separate from the news plan key.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

News 4
GET
/news
Get a page of news
NewsController_getPage 3 params → 200400401403404406422500
GET
/news/{id}
Get news item
NewsController_get 1 param → 200400401403404406422500
GET
/public_web/news/frosmo/{langcode}.json
Gets the news in a given language
fetchNewsJson 6 params → 200400401403
GET
/public_web/news
Gets all news in a single response, in Finnish
fetchNewsJsonUnpaginated 6 params → 200401403502

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LajiBackendNewsNode (10 properties), LajiBackendCMSNode (8 properties), NewsPagedDto (8 properties), FeaturedImage (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LajiBackendNewsNode
object
10 properties 2 required
NewsPagedDto
object
8 properties 6 required
FeaturedImage
object
3 properties 2 required
LajiBackendCMSNode
object
8 properties 1 required
NewsNode
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

university-of-helsinki-news-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs University of Helsinki publishes across the network.

University of Helsinki API Portal (Gravitee)
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Flamma Liferay Headless API
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Helda DSpace REST API
Helda OAI-PMH Metadata Interface
HY Data Catalogue DSpace REST API
HY Data Catalogue OAI-PMH Interface
Editori (journals.helsinki.fi) OAI-PMH Interface
HY Login Service — Shibboleth IdP + OpenID Connect
Sisu (Kori) Student Information System — University of Helsinki tenant
University of Helsinki Research Portal — Elsevier Pure tenant
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