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APIs
CantusDB's APIs are defined in main_app/views/views.py
(code).
The CSV Export API is used to share information for all chants/sequences in a source in CSV format. It can be accessed via /csv/<source_id>
(for example, http://206.12.93.196/csv/123610). It corresponds to OldCantus's csv API.
The JSON Melody Export API exports information on all chants/sequences in the database with a given Cantus ID in JSON format. It can be accessed via /json-melody/<cantus_id>
(for example, http://206.12.93.196/json-melody/002085). It corresponds to OldCantus's json-melody API. It corresponds to OldCantus's json-melody API.
The JSON Node Export API exports all information on a Chant, Sequence, Source or Indexer in JSON format. It can be accessed via /json-node/<id>
(for example, http://206.12.93.196/json-node/123610). It corresponds to OldCantus's json-node API.
The JSON Sources Export API exports information on each published source in the database in JSOn format. For each source, it includes the source's id
along with a link to the source's CSV Export. It can be accessed via /json-sources
(for example, http://206.12.93.196/json-sources/). It corresponds to OldCantus's json-sources API.
The JSON Next Chants API exports information on which chants tend to follow chants with a given Cantus ID. It returns a list of Cantus IDs along with a tally of how many times chants with that Cantus ID followed chants with the given Cantus ID in the database. It can be accessed via /json-nextchants/<cantus_id>
(for example, http://206.12.93.196/json-nextchants/007840b). It corresponds to OldCantus's json-nextchants API.
Corresponds to CantusDB's csv_export API. It can be accessed via /sites/default/files/csv/<source_id>
(for example, https://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/sites/default/files/csv/123610).
Corresponds to CantusDB's json_melody_export API. It can be accessed via /json-melody/<cantus_id>
(for example, https://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/json-melody/002085).
Corresponds to CantusDB's json_node_export API. It can be accessed via /json-node/<pk>
(for example, https://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/json-node/123610).
OldCantus's json-node
API is used extensively in the scripts used to migrate data from OldCantus to Cantus DB.
Corresponds to CantusDB's json_sources API. It can be accessed via /json-sources/
(for example, https://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/json-sources/).
Corresponds to CantusDB's json_nextchants API. It can be accessed via /json-nextchants/<cantus_id>
(for example, http://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/json-nextchants/007840b).