StAResComp/pure-api-demo

Where to find PURE API documentation

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adamjakab commented

Hi! Could you please point me to the documentation you used to develop this application? I need to do something similar in Php. My university has a Pure implementation and I need to pull a list of authors and publications to display them on the website. Should be simple but when I go to https://dev.elsevier.com/ the product is not listed.
I have an API key and when I hit the API endpoint /ws/api/513/research-outputs I get some responses but I am digging in the dark.

Thanks in advance

pgmccann commented

Hi @adamjakab. In my experience, the documentation is somewhat lacking. I've worked from /ws/api/513/api-docs/index.html (for the 513 API; we're on 516 now). That interface is useful for experimenting, but still doesn't give as much information as it should. That page links to documentation at /ws/api/513/api-docs/documentation/Default.htm which is of some limited value when starting out. After that, I've had a lot of trial and error. Is there a specific issue I could maybe offer some advice on?

adamjakab commented

Hi @pgmccann! Thanks. This is already much more than what I was working with. And yes, everyone I talk to about the Pure api says the same thing: ...a lot of trial and error... ;)
Thanks for offering your help. For now I have not got any special issues. I am working on a Wordpress plugin that displays persons and publications from Pure. I find the xml/json response very messy and the field selection awkward but I can live with it and at the end of the day it works. I think with the Swagger api-docs it will be a bit easier. Thanks again.

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