API guide

The API guide describes entry points that can be used to interact with the catalog.

The GeoNetwork API allows to manage all the catalog (eg. users, groups, editing, formatter, processing). The CSW is the OGC standard to use to search, retrieve record in XML format and can also be used for transactions.

In GeoNetwork 4,

• OpenSearch and ATOM are not yet available.

• Q service is replaced by the OpenAPI endpoint /srv/api/search/records/_search which is the main catalogue search service based on Elasticsearch API.

• GeoNetwork API
  • Using the API to apply an XSL process
  • Loop on search results and apply changes (processing and batch editing)
  • Using the search API in Google sheet
  • Building client for the API using codegen
  • Connecting to the API with python
• Main search service
• Catalog Service for the Web (CSW)
  • Configuration
  • URL
  • Requests
• OpenSearch and INSPIRE ATOM
  • OpenSearch
  • INSPIRE ATOM
• RDF DCAT end point
  • URLS
  • Query parameters
• Open Archive Initiative (OAI)
  • Configuration
  • Requests
• Z39-50