openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Figshare altmetric Items API
  description: Figshare API v2 - Full REST API documentation for managing articles, collections, projects and more. Saved for the University of the Witwatersrand Open Data Vault, which is hosted on the Figshare platform; datasets are accessible programmatically via this public API.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Figshare Support
    url: https://support.figshare.com/support/home
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  description: Figshare public REST API v2 (Wits Open Data Vault programmatic access)
tags:
- name: Items
  description: Repository items (records)
paths:
  /core/items/{uuid}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Items
      summary: Get an item by UUID
      description: Returns a single repository item. Anonymous access is governed by the item's access policies; restricted items return 401/403.
      operationId: getItem
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Uuid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single item
          content:
            application/hal+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DSpaceObject'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required for this item
        '404':
          description: Item not found
components:
  schemas:
    DSpaceObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        uuid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        handle:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataValue'
        type:
          type: string
        _links:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
    MetadataValue:
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: string
        language:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        authority:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        confidence:
          type: integer
        place:
          type: integer
  parameters:
    Uuid:
      name: uuid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The UUID of the DSpace object
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://figshare.com/account/applications/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.figshare.com/v2/token
          scopes:
            all: Grants all access
x-additional-descriptions:
- title: Upload files
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: Steps to upload file
    content: description_upload_steps
  - title: Uploads API
    content: description_upload_api
  - title: Parts API
    content: description_upload_parts_api
  - title: Example Upload on figshare
    content: description_upload_example
  - title: Output of Script
    content: description_upload_output
  - title: Upload Bash Script
    content: description_upload_bash
  - title: Upload S3 File to Figshare
    content: description_upload_from_s3
- title: Search
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: How to find data on figshare
    content: description_search_intro
  - title: Search operators
    content: description_search_operators
  - title: Searchable attributes
    content: description_search_attributes
  - title: Quick search
    content: description_search_quick
  - title: Advanced search
    content: description_search_advanced
  - title: Combined field search
    content: description_search_combined
  - title: Complex searches
    content: description_search_complex
- title: Stats
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: Stats service
    subsections:
    - title: Intro
      content: description_stats_service_intro
    - title: Authentication
      content: description_stats_service_auth
    - title: Errors
      content: description_stats_service_errors
    - title: Endpoints
      content: description_stats_service_endpoints
  - title: Breakdown
    subsections:
    - title: Endpoints for retrieving a breakdown
      content: description_stats_breakdown_endpoints
    - title: Authorization
      content: description_stats_breakdown_auth
    - title: Endpoint format
      content: description_stats_breakdown_format
    - title: Request parameters
      content: description_stats_breakdown_params
    - title: Examples
      content: description_stats_breakdown_examples
  - title: Timeline
    subsections:
    - title: Endpoints for retrieving a timeline
      content: description_stats_timeline_endpoints
    - title: Authorization
      content: description_stats_timeline_auth
    - title: Endpoint format
      content: description_stats_timeline_format
    - title: Request parameters
      content: description_stats_timeline_params
    - title: Examples
      content: description_stats_timeline_examples
  - title: Tops
    subsections:
    - title: Endpoints for retrieving tops
      content: description_stats_tops_endpoints
    - title: Authorization
      content: description_stats_tops_auth
    - title: Endpoint format
      content: description_stats_tops_format
    - title: Request parameters
      content: description_stats_tops_params
    - title: Examples
      content: description_stats_tops_examples
  - title: Totals
    subsections:
    - title: Endpoints for retrieving totals
      content: description_stats_totals_endpoints
    - title: Authorization
      content: description_stats_totals_auth
    - title: Endpoint format
      content: description_stats_totals_format
    - title: Examples
      content: description_stats_totals_examples
  - title: Count Articles
    subsections:
    - title: Endpoint for retrieving counts
      content: description_stats_count_endpoints
    - title: Authorization
      content: description_stats_count_auth
    - title: Endpoint format
      content: description_stats_count_format
    - title: Example
      content: description_stats_count_examples
- title: OAI PMH
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: OAI-PMH
    content: description_oai_pmh
  - title: Base URL
    content: description_oai_baseurl
  - title: Item equals Article
    content: description_oai_itemarticle
  - title: Metadata formats
    content: description_oai_metadata
  - title: Datestamps
    content: description_oai_datestamp
  - title: Sets
    content: description_oai_sets
  - title: Update schedule
    content: description_oai_update_schedule
  - title: Pagination and Resumption Token Expiration
    content: description_oai_pagination
  - title: Rate limit
    content: description_oai_ratelimit
  - title: Future development
    content: description_oai_futuredev
  - title: Some examples
    content: description_oai_someexamples
- title: HR Feed
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: HR Feed Private Endpoint
    content: description_hrfeed_endpoint
  - title: HR Feed examples
    subsections:
    - title: Python
      content: description_hrfeed_examples_python
    - title: Java
      content: description_hrfeed_examples_java
    - title: C Sharp
      content: description_hrfeed_examples_csharp
    - title: Curl
      content: description_hrfeed_examples_curl
  - title: Response
    content: description_hrfeed_response
  - title: Errors
    content: description_hrfeed_errors
  - title: Notes
    content: description_hrfeed_notes
- title: Custom Fields
  position: bottom
  subsections:
  - title: Custom Fields Private Endpoints
    content: description_custom_fields_endpoint
  - title: Custom Fields examples
    subsections:
    - title: Python
      content: description_custom_fields_examples_python
    - title: Java
      content: description_custom_fields_examples_java
    - title: C Sharp
      content: description_custom_fields_examples_csharp
    - title: Curl
      content: description_custom_fields_examples_curl
  - title: Response
    content: description_custom_fields_response
  - title: Errors
    content: description_custom_fields_errors
  - title: Notes
    content: description_custom_fields_notes
- title: figshare Documentation
  position: top
  subsections:
  - title: figshare Documentation
    content: description_intro
  - title: OAuth
    subsections:
    - title: Intro
      content: description_oauth_intro
    - title: Quick guide
      content: description_oauth_quick
    - title: Scope
      content: description_oauth_scope
    - title: Grant Types
      content: description_oauth_grant
  - title: API description
    subsections:
    - title: Feature list
      content: description_api_features
    - title: Sending parameters
      content: description_api_parameters
    - title: Resource representations
      content: description_api_resourcerepresentation
    - title: Authentication
      content: description_api_auth
    - title: Errors
      content: description_api_errors
    - title: Searching filtering and pagination
      content: description_api_search
    - title: Rate limiting
      content: description_api_ratelimit
    - title: Conditional requests
      content: description_api_requests
    - title: CORS policy
      content: description_api_cors
    - title: Impersonation
      content: description_api_impersonation
x-original-swagger-version: '2.0'