Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam externalOrganization API is one of 28 APIs that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.
This API exposes
34 operations
across 29 paths,
and defines 46 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 5.34.3.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://research.vu.nl/ws/api.
34 operations29 paths46 schemas1 DELETE22 GET6 POST5 PUT
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam externalOrganization API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as api-key (api-key).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
api-key — Security mechanism for the API
Paths & Operations 34
Across 29 paths, the API surfaces 34 operations — 1 DELETE, 22 GET, 6 POST, 5 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
The contract defines 46 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ExternalOrganization (34 properties), Document (17 properties), ImageFile (15 properties), CERIFAddress (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
DisciplinesDisciplineScheme
object
A discipline scheme
2 properties2 required
SystemLocalizedString
object
A set of localized string values each for a specific UI locale.
RemoteFile
object
Information about a remote file (Elsevier only)
6 properties4 required
ExternalOrganizationsQuery
object
Create a query for external organizations
6 properties
UploadedFile
object
Information about the uploaded file
7 properties1 required
Document
object
Document
17 properties4 required
DisciplinesDisciplineListResult
object
List of disciplines for a specific discipline scheme
3 properties
Link
object
A hyperlink describing a location on the web.
5 properties1 required
ConflictProblemDetails
object
Problem details for state conflict failures
7 properties
ExternalOrganizationRef
object
A reference to an organization external to the institution
1 required
Identifier
object
1 property1 required
Visibility
object
Visibility of an object
2 properties1 required
DisciplinesDisciplineAssignment
object
The assigned discipline and its split percentage
2 properties2 required
DisciplinesAssociationsQuery
object
Create a query for discipline associations
3 properties
ExternalOrganizationRefList
object
List of references to organizations external to the institution.
1 property
Note
object
A note
3 properties1 required
AllowedKeywordGroupConfigurationList
object
List of allowed keyword group configurations
1 property
ClassificationRef
object
A reference to a classification value
2 properties1 required
DisciplinesDisciplineSchemeListResult
object
List of discipline schemes
2 properties
ContentRefListResult
object
List of Content Refs
1 property
OrganizationOrExternalOrganizationRef
object
A reference to an organization in the institution or an external organization
2 properties
GeoLocation
object
Geographical location
3 properties
ContentRef
object
2 properties2 required
ExternalOrganizationListResult
object
List of organizations external to the institution. Can contain a subset of all items along with the full count
3 properties
ProblemDetails
object
RFC7807 Error details
5 properties
DisciplinesDiscipline
object
A discipline within a specific discipline scheme
3 properties
ExternalOrganization
object
An organization external to the institution
34 properties2 required
ImageFile
object
An image file
15 properties2 required
OrganizationRef
object
A reference to an organization in the institution
1 required
PageInformation
object
Information about pages
2 properties
FormattedLocalizedString
object
A set of localized strings that support formatting. Invalid locale values will be ignored.
ClassificationSchemeRef
object
A reference to a classification scheme
1 required
ClassificationRefList
object
List of classification references
1 property
DateRange
object
A date range
2 properties
ExternalOrganizationList
object
List of organizations external to the institution.
1 property
AllowedKeywordGroupConfiguration
object
A specification of the allowed behavior of a specified keyword group
10 properties1 required
DisciplinesAssociation
object
An association between a content and a number of discipline assignments
3 properties1 required
WorkflowListResult
object
List of workflow steps.
1 property
LocalizedString
object
A set of string values, one for each submission locale. Note: invalid locale values will be ignored.
KeywordGroup
object
4 properties2 required
LocalesList
object
List of available locales
1 property
CERIFAddress
object
A physical address
11 properties
NoteListResult
object
List of notes
3 properties
DisciplinesAssociationListResult
object
List of discipline associations. Can contain a subset of all items along with the full count
3 properties
Workflow
object
Information about workflow
2 properties1 required
OrderingsList
object
List of available orderings
1 property
Specification
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