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OERSI
On the record
- API and downloads
- An open API supports integrations, and prepared metadata is also available as regular downloads.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- API format
- The search API returns JSON and is based on Elasticsearch.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- API usage
- API users are asked to send a meaningful, recurring User-Agent string with contact information where applicable.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- API usage guidance
- API users are asked to send a meaningful, recurring User-Agent string with client and contact information where applicable.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Bulk access
- The API documentation describes querying metadata directly and downloading it in bulk using point-in-time searches.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Collection requirements
- Resources considered for inclusion must be relevant to higher education, accessible on the web, at least partly openly licensed, and have acceptable basic metadata.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The OERSI team says it uses Ansible scripts to install the service, and the SIDRE software is available for reuse.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Does not host learning materials
- OERSI does not store educational content; it harvests metadata from OER providers.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The about page names twillo and ORCA.nrw as platforms integrating OERSI search; it also lists reuse in BASE, finc, and library search interfaces.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Users cannot upload educational content to OERSI because it does not store the content itself.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata formats accepted
- OERSI accepts collection metadata as schema.org markup with a sitemap, JSON over HTTP, XML via OAI-PMH, structured HTML with a sitemap, or metadata dumps such as JSON and CSV.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata only
- OERSI does not host educational resources; it collects and harmonizes their metadata for unified search.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata search
- OERSI collects and standardizes metadata from distributed national and international providers to offer a central search with filters.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata sources
- OERSI accepts collection metadata through schema.org markup and sitemap, JSON HTTP APIs, OAI-PMH, structured HTML, and metadata dumps, among other methods.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Metadata standard
- OERSI's internal metadata profile largely matches the General Metadata Profile for Educational Resources (AMB).oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Notable API limit
- Search requests must target the oer_data index; the FAQ warns that querying the generic search endpoint can return results from multiple indexes and cause duplicates.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open API
- OERSI provides a JSON-based Elasticsearch API for querying metadata and supports bulk access using point-in-time searches.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open development
- OERSI says its planning and development are documented on GitLab and invites feedback, bug reports, and feature requests.oersi.org · read 7 Oct 2026
