Dataset

Base definition
{
    "kind": "dataset",
    "id": string,
    "name": string,
    "url": string,
    "uri": string,
    "doi": string,
    "owner": {
        "kind": string("organization" | "user"),
        "name": string
    }
}
List definition
In addition to the base definition, any dataset resource returned by a list request will contain the following properties:
{
    "description": string,
    "createdAt": integer, 
    "updatedAt": integer, 
    "tableCount": integer,
    "numBytes": integer, 
    "totalNumBytes": integer, 
    "temporalRange": [integer, integer], 
    "temporalPrecision": string,
    "geoBBox": {
        "westLongitude": number,
	"eastLongitude": number,
	"northLatitude": number,
	"southLatitude": number
    },
    "publicAccessLevel": string("none"|"overview"|"metadata"|"sample"|"data"|"edit"),
    "scopedAccessLevel": string("overview"|"metadata"|"sample"|"data"|"edit"),
    "accessLevel": string("overview"|"metadata"|"sample"|"data"|"edit") 
}
Get definition
In addition to the base and list definition, any dataset resource returned by a get request will contain the following properties:
{
    "methodologyMarkdown": string,
    "usageMarkdown": string,
    "contactInfo": string,
    "links": [
        { 
            "title": string, 
            "url": string 
        }
    ],
    "supportingFiles": [
        { 
            "name": string, 
            "url": string, 
            "accessLevel": string("overview"|"metadata"|"sample"|"data"),
            "mimeType": string,
            "size": int 
        }
    ],
    "customDocumentationSections": [
        {
             "title": string,
             "accessLevel": string("overview"|"metadata"|"sample"|"data"),
             "markdownContent": string  
        }    
    ],
    "tags": [
        {
            "name": string
        }
    ],
    "version": object(version.base),
    "currentVersion": object(version.base),
    "nextVersion": object(version.base)
}
Documentation
Fields
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Base

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kind
string
The resource type.
id
string
A unique, persistent identifier for the dataset.
referenceId
string
A persistent, 4-character identifier for this dataset. Will always be unique across all datasets owned by the user / organization.
name
string
The name of the dataset
url
string
The table's url discoverable via the web interface.
uri
string
The fully qualified reference to the dataset, for use in generating calls to this API. 
For example, /datasets/imathews.some_dataset:abc123:v2_0
doi
string
The permanent reference to the dataset, using the digital object identifier system. Will be of the form 10.1109/5.771073

Will currently only be present for datasets hosted by organizations that have a DOI registry configured.
owner
object
The owner of the dataset. Will either be an organization or a user
owner.kind
string
One of "organization" or "user"
owner.name
string
The name of the owner organization or user
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List

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createdAt
integer
When the dataset was created. Stored as milliseconds since the epoch (1970-01-01).
updatedAt
integer
When the dataset was updated. Stored as milliseconds since the epoch (1970-01-01).
description
string
A user-provided description of the dataset. Corresponds to the "abstract" show on the dataset overview.
tableCount
string
The number of tables on the dataset
numBytes
integer
The size of all tables stored across the current version of the dataset.
totalNumBytes
integer
The total storage size of this dataset, across all versions.
temporalRange
array(integer, integer)
Will be null if no range has been specified. A tuple representing the start and end values for the temporal range. Stored as milliseconds since the epoch (1970-01-01).
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Note that in the case where temporalPrecision is "year" or "date", the upper bound of this value will store one millisecond before the next offset. For example:
[1980, 1982]  
=> [1980-01-01 00:00:00.000, 1982-12-31 23:59:59.999]
[1990-09-19, 1990-09-24]
 => [1990-09-19 00:00:00.000, 1990-09-24 23:59:59.999]
temporalPrecision
string
The precision of the temporal range. Will be one of "year", "date", "dateTime"
geoBBox
object
An object describing the geographic bounding box of all geographic variables in the dataset. 

Will only be present for datasets containing "geography" variables, and if those variables' summary statistics have been computed (computation is performed automatically when a version of a dataset is released).
geoBBox
  .westLongitude
  .eastLongitude
  .northLatitude
  .southLatitude
number
Each property represents one side of the bounding box, expressed in numeric degrees.
publicAccessLevel
string
The accessLevel of the table to unauthenticated users. Will be one of: "none", "overview", "metadata", "data"
scopedAccessLevel
string
The accessLevel of the table for this request, taking into account the access token being used. This will never be higher than the requesting user's access level. Will be one of: "none", "overview", "metadata", "data"
accessLevel
string
The accessLevel of the table for the current user, ignoring the access token being used. Will be one of: "none", "overview", "metadata", "data"
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Get

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methodologyMarkdown
string
The methodology information documented for the dataset, in markdown format. May be null.
usageMarkdown
string
The usage information documented for the dataset, in markdown format. May be null.
contactInfo
string
The contact information documented for the dataset, as free text. May be null.
customDocumentationSections[]
array(object)
An array of custom documentation sections for the dataset
customDocumentationSections[].title
string
The title of the custom section
customDocumentationSections[]
    .accessLevel
string
The minimum accessLevel required to view the custom section. Will be one of overview,metadata, data
customDocumentationSections[]
    .markdownContent
string
The content of the documentation, stored as markdown. This field will be null if the current caller doesn't have the appropriate access level to view this section.
links
array(object)
An array of external links with related content to the dataset
links[].title
string
The link title
links[].url
string
The link URL
supportingFiles
array(object)
An array of hosted files with supporting content related to the dataset
supportingFiles[].name
string
The name of the supporting file
supportingFiles[].url
string
The download url of the supporting file. This URL will only be accessible if the calling user has the appropriate accessLevel to view this supporting file
supportingFiles[].accessLevel
string
The accessLevel required to view the supporting file. Will be one of overview,metadata, data
supportingFiles[].mimeType
string
The recorded MIME type of the uploaded file
supportingFiles[].size
integer
The size, in bytes, of the supporting file
tags
array(object)
An array of tags on this dataset.
tags.name
string
The name of the tag
version
object
The version of the dataset that was requested. If no version was specified in the request, will be the dataset's current version. Returned as a version.base resource.
currentVersion
object
The dataset's current (latest) version. Will be null if no version has yet been released. Returned as a version.base resource.
nextVersion
object
The dataset's next version. Is only present when scopedAccessLevel == 'edit'. Will be null if no pending version has been created. Returned as a version.base resource.
release
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