searchEadDoclist
Request url: https://api.archivesportaleurope.net/services/search/ead/docList.
This service is a POST-request.
This search-service delivers a list of finding aids (fa), holding guides (hg) or source guides (sg) that contain archival descriptions with the requested search term. The docList-service can be viewed as the resultlist of the search-service, where the results are grouped by fa, hg or sg. A web developer is able to filter results on various facets.
Request parameters
Several request parameters can be used to do a search in archival descriptions.
Empty Request example
{
"count": "5",
"startIndex": 0,
"query": "*",
"docType": "string",
"filters": [
{
"facetFieldName": "string",
"facetFieldIds": [
"string"
]
}
],
"dateFilters": [
{
"dateFieldName": "string",
"dateFieldId": "string"
}
]
}
Basic Request example
{
"count": "5",
"startIndex": 0,
"query": "nepal",
"docType": "fa",
"filters": [
{
"facetFieldName": "country",
"facetFieldIds": [
"7"
]
}
],
"dateFilters": [
{
"dateFieldName": "fromDate",
"dateFieldId": "1800-01-01_2"
}
]
}
This example searches for finding aids ("fa") with the term "nepal" and filters on the facet "country" with id = 7 (identifier for "NETHERLANDS") and date-facet "fromDate" with id = "1800-01-01_2" (identifier for the period 1800-1999).
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.
query
Containing the search term(s). Required.
docType
Defining on which type of EAD document the search should be performed: finding aids ("fa"), holdings guide ("hg") or source guide ("sg").
filters
Request parameter "filters" enables you to filter the result on facets. The facets are summarised in searchEadDoclist#facets.
dateFilters
Request parameters "dateFilters" enables you to filter the result on a certain period of time. The dateFacets are summarised in searchEadDoclist#date_facets
Response parameters
The response contains a list of the finding aids where the requested search term(s) was/were found.
Empty Response example
{
"totalResults": 0,
"startIndex": 0,
"totalPages": 0,
"totalDocs": 0,
"eadDocList": [
{
"id": "string",
"fondsUnitTitle": "string",
"numberOfResults": 0,
"repository": "string",
"country": "string",
"language": "string",
"repositoryCode": "string",
"fondsUnitId": "string",
"unitDate": "string",
"scopeContent": "string",
"numberOfDigitalObjects": 0,
"numberOfDigitalObjectsInDescendents": 0,
"numberOfDescendents": 0
}
],
"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
Response for the basic request example above:
{
"totalResults": 1,
"startIndex": 0,
"totalPages": 1,
"totalDocs": 1,
"eadDocList": [
{
"id": "F379215",
"fondsUnitTitle": "Inventaris van de archieven van de Stichting Aids Fonds - Soa Aids Nederland, de Stichting STOP AIDS NOW! en de Stichting Werkmaatschappij Soa Aids en hun taakvoorgangers, 1914- 2008 (2011)",
"numberOfResults": 1,
"repository": "Nationaal Archief",
"country": "NETHERLANDS",
"language": "",
"repositoryCode": "NL-HaNA",
"fondsUnitId": "2.19.225",
"unitDate": "1994",
"scopeContent": "",
"numberOfDigitalObjects": 0,
"numberOfDigitalObjectsInDescendents": 0,
"numberOfDescendents": 0
}
],
"facetFields": {
"country": [
{
"id": "7",
"name": "NETHERLANDS",
"frequency": 1
}
],
"subject": [],
"repository": [
{
"id": "32171",
"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": "1980-01-01_3",
"name": "1980-1999",
"frequency": 1
}
],
"toDate": [
{
"id": "1800-01-01_2",
"name": "1800-1999",
"frequency": 1
}
]
}
}
totalResults
The response parameter "totalResults" gives the number of results in Descriptive Units. The totalDocs gives the number of findings aids, holding guides or source guides in which the search term was found.
startIndex
The response parameter "startIndex" gives the number of the chunk you requested.
totalPages
The response parameter "totalPages" gives the number of chunks.
totalDocs
The response parameter totalDocs gives the number of findings aids, holding guides or source guides in which the search term was found.
eadDocList
Enumeration of the results. All response parameters are optional, except for "id".
| id | Internal APE identifier of the result |
| fondsUnitTitle | Title of the finding aid. |
| numberOfResults | Number of clevels of this finding aid, holdings guide or source guide containing the search term |
| repository | Name of the repository holding the fonds |
| country | Name of the country where the repository is, in English |
| language | Language of the description of the result |
| repositoryCode | Code of the repository holding the fonds; preferably, but not necessarily ISIL |
| fondsUnitId | Identifier of the fonds provided by the repository |
| unitDate | Date of creation of the result |
| scopeContent | More descriptive information about the result |
| numberOfDigitalObjects | Amount of digital objects available for the search result (is always 0 in case 'hasDigitalObject' = FALSE) |
| numberOfDigitalOjectsInDescendents | Amount of digital objects available for descendents of the search result (can be > 0 in case 'hasDigtalObject' = FALSE) |
| numberOfDescendents | Amount of descendents of the search result |
facetFields
This response parameter gives an enumeration of facets. Every facet has three variables.
| id | Internal APE identifier of the value; use this "id" in the filter request parameter |
| name | Human readable value (in English) |
| frequency | The number of results of this facet containing the search term |
facets
| country | Name of the country where the repository is, in English |
| subject | Subject that is added to the archival description |
| repository | Name of the repository holding the fonds |
| docType | Type of archives describing document where the result is found: "fa" for Finding Aid, "hg" for Holdings Guide or "sg" for Source Guide |
| level | Type of result: "archdesc" for highest level description or "clevel" for subordinate components |
| hasDigitalObject | TRUE/FALSE |
| digitalObjectType | Type of the Object: most of the time: IMAGE |
| unitDateType | Type of date describing the archival unit |
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.
| fromDate | Grouping of the search result in starting dates |
| toDate | Grouping of the search result in ending dates |
