NDR API Documentation - getResourceURL

Get the registered URL for a resource in the NDR.

Request URL

http://ndr.nsdlib.org/api/getResourceURL/[handle]

where [handle] is defined in the Arguments section.

May be an HTTP GET or POST request.

Arguments

Parameters on Request URL:

[handle] (optional) - the externally resolvable identifier of the resource or a metadata record for the resource

Request URL Example

Below is an example of a request URL for getting the web URL of a registered resource.

http://ndr.nsdlib.org/api/getResourceURL/2200/20061212543</nowiki>

Response

Structure of response:

resourceURL - registered URL for the Resource
handle - the externally resolvable identifier for the Resource.
handleURL - the permanent URL to an XML representation of the resource in the NDR.
contentType - mimetype of internally stored content NOTE: Not specified for external content.

Response Example

Below is an example response for this request.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<NSDLDataRepository schemaVersion="1.00.000" 
    xmlns="http://ns.nsdlib.org/ndr/response_v2.00/"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://ns.nsdlib.org/ndr/response_v2.00/ http://ns.nsdlib.org/schemas/ndr/response_v2.00.xsd">
  <responseTime>2006-04-10T18:07:53Z</responseTime>
  <requestURL>http://ndr.nsdlib.org/api/getResourceURL/[handle]</requestURL>
  
  <resultData>
    <resourceURL>http://stuffonmycat.com/</resourceURL>
    <handle>2200/20061212656</handle>
    <handleURL>http://ndr.nsdlib.org/api/getResourceMetadata/2200/20061212656</handleURL>
  <resultData>
</NSDLDataRespository>