dataverse-metadata-fetcher

Fetches the metadata of a dataset from a dataverse instance.

Frameworks

This project uses:

• Python 3.10
• FastAPI
• Poetry

Setup

The default port in the example .env is 8888, change it to fit your needs.

1. cp dot_env_example .env
2. make build

End-points

Version

Returns the current version of the API.

Importer

Fetches Dataverse JSON from a give Dataverse instance.

Parameters

• metadata_format - e.g. 'dataverse_json' - The metadata format of the retrieved metadata. (use dataverse_json for the most extensive metadata)
• doi - e.g. doi:10.5072/FK2/1YCZOL - DOI permanently identifying the dataset.
• base_url - e.g. https://portal.odissei.nl/ - The URL of the Dataverse instance.
• api_token - e.g. 12345678-ab12-12ab-abcd-a1b2c3d4e5g6 - API token of the specific Dataverse. (Login to the Dataverse instance as admin and click your username in the top right to find your token.)

Return value

When successful, the API call will return the metadata of the dataset with the give DOI in the specified format. The call will return an exception on a failed attempt further elaborating what went wrong.