Latest revision as of 11:35, 10 January 2018

Request url: https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ApeApi/#!/search/searchEadFindingAidNo. This service is a POST-request.

This search-service delivers information on a specific finding aid for the requested finding aid number. The service also offers the possibility to request information on a combination of a specific finding aid number and a specific descriptive unit number of that particular finding aid.

Request parameters

Several request parameters can be used to do a search for a finding aid and a finding aid plus descriptive unit.

Empty Request example

{
  "count": "5",
  "startIndex": 0,
  "findingAidNo": "string",
  "unitId": " ",
  "filters": [
    {
      "facetFieldName": "string",
      "facetFieldIds": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "dateFilters": [
    {
      "dateFieldName": "string",
      "dateFieldId": "string"
    }
  ],
  "sortRequest": {
    "sortType": "asc",
    "fields": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

Basic Request example 1

{
  "count": "5",
  "startIndex": 0,
  "findingAidNo": "2.13.80",
  "unitId": " ",
  "filters": [
    {
      "facetFieldName": "repository",
      "facetFieldIds": [
        "2437"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "dateFilters": [
    {
      "dateFieldName": "string",
      "dateFieldId": "string"
    }
  ],
  "sortRequest": {
    "sortType": "asc",
    "fields": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

This example searches for finding aid number "2.13.80" from the archival institution "Nationaal Archief" (= repository id: "2437"), without a request for a specific descriptive unit number of this finding aid, hence the empty "unitId".

Basic Request example 2

{
  "count": "5",
  "startIndex": 0,
  "findingAidNo": "2.13.80",
  "unitId": "5",
  "filters": [
    {
      "facetFieldName": "repository",
      "facetFieldIds": [
        "2437"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "dateFilters": [
    {
      "dateFieldName": "string",
      "dateFieldId": "string"
    }
  ],
  "sortRequest": {
    "sortType": "asc",
    "fields": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

This example searches for finding aid number "2.13.80" from the archival institution "Nationaal Archief" (= repository id: "2437") and within that finding aid for the specific descriptive unit number "5", hence the "unitId": "5".

count

The resultlist is delivered in chunks of a certain size. Request parameter "count" describes the number of results that are in one chunk. Optional. Default value is 5.

startIndex

Request parameter "startIndex" enables you to select the results that you want to have. Counting starts at zero. If "count" = 5, the second chunk starts with startIndex 5, the following at startIndex 10, etc. Optional. Default value is 0.

findingAidNo

Identifier of the fonds provided by the repository.

unitId

Original identifier of the information provided by the repository.

filters

Request parameter "filters" enables you to filter the result on facets. The facets are summarised in searchEad#facets.

dateFilters

Request parameters "dateFilters" enables you to filter the result on a certain period of time. The dateFacets are summarised in searchEad#date_facets

sortRequest

Request parameters "sortRequest" enables you to sort the result. The sortRequest contains two parameters: sortType and fields.

In "fields", you can provide a list of 1 or more fields. The resultlist is ordered on field[0] first, field[1] secondly, etc. The possible fields are:

• date: date of the archival material, provided in <unitdate>
• findingAidNo: number of the finding aid, provided by the repository in <eadid>
• title: description of the archival material, provided in <unittitle>
• referenceCode: identifier of the archival material, provided by the repository in <unitid>

In all situations you can sort ascending or descending by setting request parameter "sortType" "asc" or "desc" respectively.

Response parameters

The response contains a list of the descriptions where the requested search term(s) was/were found.

Empty Response example

{
  "totalResults": 0,
  "startIndex": 0,
  "totalPages": 0,
  "eadSearchResults": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "findingAidTitle": "string",
      "findingAidNo": "string",
      "repository": "string",
      "country": "string",
      "language": "string",
      "langMaterial": "string",
      "unitDate": "string",
      "repositoryCode": "string",
      "hasDigitalObject": false,
      "numberOfDigitalObjects": 0,
      "numberOfDigitalObjectsInDescendents": 0,
      "numberOfDescendents": 0,
      "docType": "string",
      "docTypeId": "string",
      "level": "string",
      "indexDate": "string",
      "unitId": "string",
      "parentId": "string",
      "unitTitle": "string",
      "unitTitleWithHighlighting": "string",
      "scopeContent": "string",
      "scopeContentWithHighlighting": "string",
      "numberOfAncestors": 0
    }
  ],
  "sortFields": [
    "string"
  ],
  "facetFields": {
    "country": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "subject": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "repository": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "docType": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "level": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "hasDigitalObject": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "digitalObjectType": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "unitDateType": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ]
  },
  "facetDateFields": {
    "fromDate": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ],
    "toDate": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "frequency": 0
      }
    ]
  }
}

Basic Response example 1

Response for the basic request example 1 above:

{
  "totalResults": 1,
  "startIndex": 0,
  "totalPages": 1,
  "eadSearchResults": [
    {
      "id": "F1225191",
      "findingAidTitle": "Inventaris van het archief van de Commissie voor het model van de veldjas, 1937-1940",
      "findingAidNo": "2.13.80",
      "repository": "Nationaal Archief",
      "country": "NETHERLANDS",
      "language": "",
      "langMaterial": "",
      "unitDate": "1937-1940",
      "repositoryCode": "NL-HaNA",
      "hasDigitalObject": false,
      "numberOfDigitalObjects": 0,
      "numberOfDigitalObjectsInDescendents": 0,
      "numberOfDescendents": 7,
      "docType": "Finding Aid",
      "docTypeId": "fa",
      "level": "archdesc",
      "indexDate": "",
      "unitId": "2.13.80",
      "parentId": "F1225191",
      "unitTitle": "Ministerie van Defensie: Commissie voor het Model van de Veldjas",
      "unitTitleWithHighlighting": null,
      "scopeContent": "Het archief van de commissie voor het model van de veldjas bevat stukken betreffen het onderzoek en ontwikkeling van een nieuwe veldjas voor de Nederlandse strijdkrachten.",
      "scopeContentWithHighlighting": null,
      "numberOfAncestors": 0
    }
  ],
  "sortFields": [
    "date",
    "findingAidNo",
    "orderId",
    "title",
    "referenceCode"
  ],
  "facetFields": {
    "country": [
      {
        "id": "7",
        "name": "NETHERLANDS",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "subject": [],
    "repository": [
      {
        "id": "2437",
        "name": "Nationaal Archief",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "docType": [
      {
        "id": "fa",
        "name": "fa",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "level": [
      {
        "id": "archdesc",
        "name": "archdesc",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "hasDigitalObject": [
      {
        "id": "false",
        "name": "false",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "digitalObjectType": [],
    "unitDateType": [
      {
        "id": "normal",
        "name": "normal",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "facetDateFields": {
    "fromDate": [
      {
        "id": "1800-01-01_2",
        "name": "1800-1999",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "toDate": [
      {
        "id": "1800-01-01_2",
        "name": "1800-1999",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Basic Response example 2

Response for the basic request example 2 above:

{
  "totalResults": 1,
  "startIndex": 0,
  "totalPages": 1,
  "eadSearchResults": [
    {
      "id": "C435932064",
      "findingAidTitle": "Inventaris van het archief van de Commissie voor het model van de veldjas, 1937-1940",
      "findingAidNo": "2.13.80",
      "repository": "Nationaal Archief",
      "country": "NETHERLANDS",
      "language": "",
      "langMaterial": "",
      "unitDate": "1937-1938",
      "repositoryCode": "NL-HaNA",
      "hasDigitalObject": false,
      "numberOfDigitalObjects": 0,
      "numberOfDigitalObjectsInDescendents": 0,
      "numberOfDescendents": 0,
      "docType": "Descriptive Unit",
      "docTypeId": "du",
      "level": "clevel",
      "indexDate": "",
      "unitId": "2.13.80 - 5",
      "parentId": "F1225191",
      "unitTitle": "Stukken betreffende de mening van militaire attachés over de veldjassen zoals deze door het Duitse, Engelse, Franse en Belgische leger gedragen worden.",
      "unitTitleWithHighlighting": null,
      "scopeContent": "",
      "scopeContentWithHighlighting": null,
      "numberOfAncestors": 1
    }
  ],
  "sortFields": [
    "date",
    "findingAidNo",
    "orderId",
    "title",
    "referenceCode"
  ],
  "facetFields": {
    "country": [
      {
        "id": "7",
        "name": "NETHERLANDS",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "subject": [],
    "repository": [
      {
        "id": "2437",
        "name": "Nationaal Archief",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "docType": [
      {
        "id": "fa",
        "name": "fa",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "level": [
      {
        "id": "clevel",
        "name": "clevel",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "hasDigitalObject": [
      {
        "id": "false",
        "name": "false",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "digitalObjectType": [],
    "unitDateType": [
      {
        "id": "normal",
        "name": "normal",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "facetDateFields": {
    "fromDate": [
      {
        "id": "1800-01-01_2",
        "name": "1800-1999",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "toDate": [
      {
        "id": "1800-01-01_2",
        "name": "1800-1999",
        "frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

totalResults

The response parameter "totalResults" gives the number of results.

startIndex

The response parameter "startIndex" gives the number of the chunk you requested.

totalPages

The response parameter "totalPages" gives the number of chunks.

eadSearchResults

Enumeration of the results. A result could be a holdings guide, a source guide, a finding aid, or a descriptive unit (ie a sublevel component). They are all optional except "id".

sortFields

This response parameter sums up the various fields you can use to order the resultList in a, new, additional request (see searchEad#sortRequest):

• date
• findingAidNo
• title
• referenceCode

facetFields

This response parameter gives an enumeration of facets. Every facet has three variables.

facets

date facets

With the date facets you can zoom in on the period of time. Results are grouped in periods of two centuries in the first step. If you use these groupings in the request-parameter dateFilter, you'll have new dateFacets that groups the results into groups of two decades