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Identifiers can either be specified in REST API calls , and generated either automatically -generated using the internal PID minter , or generated using via an external PID minterREST service.

Specifying Identifiers in REST API Calls

If an identifier has already been generated by an application, it you can specify the identifier it when creating new objects and datastreams resources using the PUT method in the REST API:

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PUT /rest/abc123

...

 

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Status: 201 Created
 
Headers:
Location: http://localhost:8080/rest/abc123
 
Internal PID Minter
To have identifiers automatically generated using the internal PID minter, an application can use the POST method in the REST API:
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POST /rest
Response:
...
Fedora 4 can also be configured to use retrieve identifiers from an external PID minter via a REST APIHTTP minter service.  When a new object or datastream is created using the POST method, a new an identifier will be created using the external PID minter.  See Configuring an External PID Minter.
Custom PID Minters
To use a different identifier generation process, you can create a custom PID minter implementation, which can be configured in the same way as the external PID minter.  If your identifiers are generated from an HTTP service, then you should consider extending (or improving) HttpPidMinter.java to meet your needs.  Implementing PidMinter is another option.