JSON referenceUnlike the core JavaScript interface, the JSON interface is exposed through a uniform URL that contains CGI arguments. Your application can use an HTTP stack of its choosing. In order to use the JSON interface: - You must construct a properly formatted URL with all necessary CGI arguments.
- You must send an HTTP referer header that accurately identifies your application.
- You must process the JSON-encoded response.
URL base address The standard URL for the IET Middleware Online Directory Bulk Load API is: https://iet-ws.ucdavis.edu/directory/load URL argumentsThis section describes the arguments that can be used for Bulk Load requests. The value of a CGI argument must always be properly escaped. This can be done via the functional equivalent of JavaScript's encodeURIComponent() method. Required URL argumentsThe following table lists the required URL arguments. Argument | Example | Description |
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key | key=your-key | This argument supplies the application's key. You can sign up for an API key <INSERT LINK HERE>. It must be a valid key associated with your application. The key is required for this API to implement quality of service rules for this API. If your application is making too many requests it will be throttled to ensure resources are not overloaded during times of peak usage. Also, by supplying a key we can identify and contact you should something go wrong with your application. | v | v=1.0 | This argument supplies protocol version number. The only valid value at this point in time is 1.0. |
Optional URL argumentsThe following table lists the optional URL arguments. Argument | Example | Description |
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start | start=500 | This argument supplies the starting record index of the first search result. Each successful response contains a cursorobject (see below) which includes an array of pages. The start property for a page may be used as a valid value for this argument. For reference, a sample cursor object is shown below: No Format |
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"cursor" : {
"estimatedResultCount": "20102",
"currentIndex": 0,
"moreResultsUrl": "https://iet-ws.ucdavis.edu/api/load...."
}
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Each response follow this general format: |