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HTTP methodREST endpointDescription
GET/communities

Return an array of all the communities in the repository. The results are paginated.

Example:

https://demo.dspace.org/rest/communities

GET/communities/top-communities

Return an array of all top-level communities. The results are paginated.

Example:

https://demo.dspace.org/rest/communities/top-communities

GET/communities/{community id}

Return the specified community.

Example:

https://demo.dspace.org/rest/communities/e97b847b-2fd5-4751-8d91-fcf0d8895b81

GET/communities/{community id}/collectionsReturn an array of collections of the specified community. The results are paginated.
GET/communities/{community id}/communitiesReturn an array of sub-communities of the specified community. The results are paginated
POST/communitiesCreate a new community at top level. You must post a community object data type.
POST/communities/{community id}/collectionsCreate a new collections in the specified community. You must post collection object data type.
POST/communities/{community id}/communitiesCreate a new sub-community in the specified community. You must post a community object data type.
PUT/communities/{community id}Update the specified community. You must put community object data type.
DELETE/communities/{community id}Delete the specified community.
DELETE/communities/{community id}/collections/{collection id}Delete the specified collection in the specified community.
DELETE/communities/{community id}/communities/{sub-community id}Delete the specified sub-community in the specified community.

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HTTP methodREST endpointDescription
GET/collectionsReturn an array of all the collections in the repository. The results are paginated.
GET/collections/{collection id}Return the specified collection.
GET/collections/{collection id}/itemsReturn an array all items of the specified collection. The results are paginated.
POST/collections/{collection id}/itemsCreate an item in the specified collection. You must post an item object data type.
POST/collections/find-collectionFind collection by passed name. Returns the first exact match or nothing.
PUT/collections/{collection id}Update the specified collection. You must put a collection object data type.
DELETE/collections/{collection id}Delete the specified collection.
DELETE/collections/{collection id}/items/{item id}Delete the specified item in the specified collection.

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HTTP methodREST endpointDescription
GET/items

Return an array of all the items in the repository. The results are paginated.

Example:

https://demo.dspace.org/rest/items

GET/items/{item id}Return the specified item.
GET/items/{item id}/metadataReturn metadata of the specified item.
GET/items/{item id}/bitstreamsReturn an array of all the bitstreams of the specified item. The results are paginated.
POST/items/find-by-metadata-fieldFind items by metadata entry. You must post a metadataentry object data type.
POST/items/{item id}/metadataAdd metadata to the specified item. You must post an array of metadataentry object data type.
POST/GET/items/{item id}/bitstreams?name={file name}

Add bitstream to the specified item. You must post the file data and include the name parameter with the value as {file name} in the URL posted to.


Optional query parameters:

description: A description of the bitstream.

groupId: Id of group to set item resource policy to.

year: Year to set embargo date to

month: Month to set embargo date to

day: Day of month to set embargo date to


Example:

/items/{item id}/bitstreams?name=The%20Children%27s%20Crusade%3A%20A%20Duty-Dance%20with%20Death.pdf&description=All%20this%20happened%2C%20more%20or%20less.&groupID=1969&year=2045&month=2&day=13

PUT/items/{item id}/metadataUpdate metadata in the specified item. You must put a metadataentry object data type.

Each metadata entry that will replace all prior matching metadata entries, i.e. if you submit n 'dc.subject' entries all pre-existing 'dc.subject' entries in the item will be deleted and replaced with the n entries
DELETE/items/{item id}Delete the specified item.
DELETE/items/{item id}/metadataClear the metadata of the specified item.
DELETE/items/{item id}/bitstreams/{bitstream id}Delete the specified bitstream of the specified bitstream.

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HTTP methodREST endpointDescription
GET/bitstreams

Return an array of all the bitstreams in the repository. The results are paginated.

Example:

http://demo.dspace.org/rest/bitstreams

GET/bitstreams/{bitstream id}Return the specified bitstream.
GET/bitstreams/{bitstream id}/policyReturn bitstream policies.
GET/bitstreams/{bitstream id}/retrieveReturn data of bitstream.
POST/bitstreams/{bitstream id}/policyAdd policy to item. You must post a resourcepolicy object data type.
PUT/bitstreams/{bitstream id}/dataUpdate the data/file of the specified bitstream. You must put the data.
PUT/bitstreams/{bitstream id}Update metadata of the specified bitstream. You must put a Bitstream, does not alter the file/data.
DELETE/bitstreams/{bitstream id}Delete the specified bitstream.
DELETE/bitstreams/{bitstream id}/policy/{policy_id}Delete the specified resource policy of the specified bitstream.

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Usage examples can be found at: https://github.com/BrunoNZ/dspace-rest-requests

A tutorial on item deposits, together with Postman examples is available at

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