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Yale University Documents API

Linked Art JSON-LD document retrieval

Yale University Documents API is one of 8 APIs that Yale University publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://lux.collections.yale.edu.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://gw.its.yale.edu/soa-gateway/courses/webservice/v3/index
License
Resource Areas
1

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.

Documents 1

Linked Art JSON-LD document retrieval

GET
/data/{type}/{id}
Retrieve a Linked Art document
getDocument 2 params → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is LinkedArtEntity (14 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LinkedArtEntity
object
A Linked Art JSON-LD entity document. Fields follow the CIDOC-CRM derived Linked Art model; common fields are listed but additional properties are permitted.
14 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

yale-documents-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Yale University publishes across the network.

Courses Web Service v3
Yale API Portal (Enterprise & Portal APIs)
Yale Digital Collections IIIF
Yale University Configuration API
Yale University Facets API
Yale University Related API
Yale University Search API