Sherpa APIs

The Sherpa APIs (application programming interfaces) provide access to the functionality and datasets that Sherpa Services operate across.

User Accounts

You will need an API key. View your API key by clicking on the 'Admin' tab and logging in. If you do not have an account, please Create One.

Metadata Schema

Please see our metadata schema documentation for more information about the structure of our objects when requested as JSON.

Object Retrieval API

The object retrieval API provides a machine interface for downloading object metadata.
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Object Retrieval by ID API

The object retrieval by ID API provides a machine interface for downloading (usually) a single object's metadata.
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Object IDs API

The object IDs API provides a fast, lightweight machine interface for downloading all ids (with associated last-modified dates) of objects of a given type.
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