API Routes

Routes are names used to access API endpoints and are used in API URLs. This section describes the patterns and conventions for route naming in the Ed-Fi ODS / API.

Route Patterns in Ed-Fi APIs

The Ed-Fi ODS / API uses the following route structure to support multiple Extensions and to provide support for API versioning:

Notes:

* School Year is optional in the route.
** It is important to note the distinction between the Extended Ed-Fi Resources (which collect additional data for an existing Ed-Fi core resource using the _ext field in the JSON payload) and Host & Domain Resources (which create entirely new resource endpoints).
*** Composites are treated as a reserved word.

Example: Extended Ed-Fi School Resource (Route: /data/v3/ed-fi/schools)

{
    "studentUniqueId": "397589871",
    "firstName" : "John",
    "lastSurname:" "Ortiz",
    
[etc...]
 
    “_ext” : {
        “SomeState” : {
            “tribalAffiliation” : “Pascua Yaqui”,
            [etc...]
        }
    }
}

Example: TalentMgmt Applicant Resource (Route: data/v3/talentMgmt/applicants)

{
    "id": "string",
    "applicantIdentifier": "397589871",
    "educationOrganizationReference": {
      "educationOrganizationId": 255901,     
    },
    "addresses": [
      {
 		[etc...]
      }
	[etc...]
}

Separate Bulk and Identity Endpoints

The endpoints for bulk and identity features are clearly separated. This allows separate versioning for these features, and also supports implementations that are not using the optional identity and bulk features.

Examples include:

• /data/v3
• /identity/v2
• /bulk/v1