REST API v2
This API can be used to programatically list your account’s groups, as well as to list and create publications based on existing PDF documents.
Version
Our API is currently on version 2. Click here to see documentation for the first version of the API.
Authentication
Our public API requires an API key, sent in the headers in the form of 'Authorization': "ApiKey <api_key>". Contact our support team to request an API key.
Formats
Currently we only support JSON requests.
Paths
The base path of an API request is: https://api.publitas.com/v2/
An example of a complete path is:
https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/
Groups
# This will retrieve all the groups accessible by the user
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups"
The above command returns a JSON document structured like so:
{
"groups": [
{
"id": 1,
"title": "Example group",
"slug": "example-group",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1",
"publications_url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications",
"publication_count": 2,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group"
}
]
}
The attributes are as follows:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | Integer | Group ID |
| title | String | Group title |
| slug | String | Group slug |
| url | String | Group details URL |
| publications_url | String | Publication list URL for the group. Custom domain will be applied if there is one. |
| publication_count | Integer | Amount of publications contained within the group |
| public_url | String | Group public URL (redirects to latest online publication) |
Publications
List all publications of a group
# This will retrieve all publications for a group
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publications": [
{
"id": 1,
"title": "Spring 2014",
"browser_title": "Browser Spring 2014",
"description": "Spring 2014 description",
"slug": "spring-2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/1",
"cover_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/1/pages/fb7be8c8211c15f3b5aa6e7527fe6fe2efb4f60c-at800.jpg",
"page_count": 52,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/1/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Spring%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": null,
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group/spring-2014",
"metatag_ids": [1, 2],
"valid_from": null
},
{
"id": 2,
"title": "Autumn 2014",
"browser_title": "Browser Autumn 2014",
"description": "Autumn 2014 description",
"slug": "autumn-2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/2",
"cover_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/2/pages/fb7be8c8211c15f3b5aa6e7527fe6fe2efb4f60c-at800.jpg",
"page_count": 52,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/2/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Autumn%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": null,
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": "2014-09-25T15:17:20.000+02:00",
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group/autumn-2014",
"metatag_ids": [2, 3],
"valid_from": "2014-09-26"
}
]
}
HTTP Request
GET https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
The JSON response returns a list of publications with the following attributes:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | Integer | Publication ID |
| title | String | Publication Title |
| browser_title | String | SEO title |
| description | String | SEO description |
| slug | String | Publication Slug |
| url | String | Publication details URL |
| cover_url | String | URL for the cover image (@800 resolution) |
| page_count | Integer | Number of pages in the publication |
| pdf_download_url | String | Source PDF download URL |
| state | String | The publication state (see table below for a better description) |
| online_at | DateTime | Time at which the publication was last set online |
| offline_at | DateTime | Time at which the publication was last set offline |
| schedule_online_at | DateTime | Time at which the publication is scheduled to go online |
| schedule_offline_at | DateTime | Time at which the publication is scheduled to go offline |
| public_url | String | Publication public URL or null when the publication is still converting. |
| metatag_ids | Array | List of metatag IDs assigned to the publication |
| valid_from | Date | Validity date of the publication. This is a descriptive parameter and has no effect on the publication |
The state field can have one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| offline | Publication is not publicly visible. |
| online | Publication is publicly visible. |
Filtering results
You can filter the results list with the following query params:
# This will retrieve only publicly listed publications
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications?state=public"
| Param | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| state | public unlisted online offline |
Return only publicly listed publications Return only unlisted publications Return public and unlisted publications Return only offline publications |
Get a specific publication
# This endpoint retrieves a specific publication.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publication": [
{
"id": 222,
"title": "Spring 2014",
"browser_title": "Browser Spring 2014",
"description": "Spring 2014 description",
"slug": "spring-2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222",
"cover_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pages/fb7be8c8211c15f3b5aa6e7527fe6fe2efb4f60c-at800.jpg",
"page_count": 52,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Spring%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": null,
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group/spring-2014",
"metatag_ids": [2, 3],
"valid_from": null
}
]
}
HTTP Request
GET https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications/<Publication ID>
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
| Publication ID | The ID of a specific publication |
Create a publication
# This will create a publication with the title Winter2014, browser title BrowserWinter2014, description Winter2014Description and source URL http://example.com/winter2014.pdf.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" --data "publication[title]=Winter2014&publication[source_url]=http://example.com/winter2014.pdf&publication[browser_title]=BrowserWinter2014&publication[description]=Winter2014Description" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publication": {
"id": 3,
"title": "Winter2014",
"browser_title": "BrowserWinter2014",
"description": "Winter2014Description",
"slug": "winter2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/3",
"cover_url": null,
"page_count": 0,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/3/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Winter%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": null,
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": null,
"metatag_ids": [],
"valid_from": null
}
}
HTTP Request
POST https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
Request body parameters
The following fields need to be sent within a publication scope (see right for an example.)
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source_url | String | Yes | URL where the PDF file resides. HTTP and HTTPS are accepted, and it needs to be a public accessible file. |
| title | String | Yes | The title for the publication |
| browser_title | String | No | The SEO title for the publication |
| description | String | No | The SEO description for the publication |
| language | String | No | 2-digit language code. See the language table below for allowed values |
| schedule_online_at | DateTime | No | Time at which the publication is scheduled to be online. If the current time is provided, the publication will be put online as soon as it is converted |
| schedule_offline_at | DateTime | No | Time at which the publication is scheduled to be offline |
| metatag_ids | Array | No | List of metatag IDs you want to assign to the publication |
| metatags_category | String | No | Assigns all metatags in that category to the publication. This can be sent in combination with metatag_ids |
| valid_from | Date | No | Validity date of the publication. This is a descriptive parameter and has no effect on the publication |
Update a publication
# This will update a publication with the browser title UpdatedBrowserTitle, description UpdatedDescription and assign metatags with IDs 1 and 2.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT --data '{"publication": {"browser_title": "UpdatedBrowserTitle", "description": "UpdatedDescription", "metatag_ids": [1,2]}}' "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/3"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publication": {
"id": 3,
"title": "Winter2014",
"browser_title": "UpdatedBrowserTitle",
"description": "UpdatedDescription",
"slug": "winter2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/3",
"cover_url": null,
"page_count": 0,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/3/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Winter%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": null,
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": null,
"metatag_ids": [1, 2],
"valid_from": null
}
}
HTTP Request
PUT https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications/<Publication ID>
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
| Publication ID | The ID of a specific publication |
Request body parameters
The following fields need to be sent within a publication scope (see right for an example.)
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| browser_title | String | No | The SEO title for the publication |
| description | String | No | The SEO description for the publication |
| metatag_ids | Array | No | List of metatag IDs you want to assign to the publication. This replaces current assignments (sending an empty array will clear assignments). |
| metatags_category | String | No | Assigns all metatags in that category to the publication. This can be sent in combination with metatag_ids |
| valid_from | Date | No | Validity date of the publication. This is a descriptive parameter and has no effect on the publication |
Mark a publication as online
# This endpoint marks a publication as being online.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -X POST "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222/online"
When the response code is 200 the command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publication": [
{
"id": 222,
"title": "Spring 2014",
"browser_title": "Browser Spring 2014",
"description": "Spring 2014 description",
"slug": "spring-2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222",
"cover_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pages/fb7be8c8211c15f3b5aa6e7527fe6fe2efb4f60c-at800.jpg",
"page_count": 52,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Spring%25202014.pdf",
"state": "online",
"online_at": "2015-01-28T16:05:28.309+01:00",
"offline_at": null,
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group/spring-2014",
"valid_from": null
}
]
}
HTTP Request
POST https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications/<Publication ID>/online
Response codes
This endpoint returns one of the following HTTP codes:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Publication is online |
| 402 | You have reached your publishing limit. |
Mark a publication as offline
# This endpoint marks a publication as being offline.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -X POST "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222/offline"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"publication": [
{
"id": 222,
"title": "Spring 2014",
"browser_title": "Browser Spring 2014",
"description": "Spring 2014 description",
"slug": "spring-2014",
"url": "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/publications/222",
"cover_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pages/fb7be8c8211c15f3b5aa6e7527fe6fe2efb4f60c-at800.jpg",
"page_count": 52,
"pdf_download_url": "https://view.publitas.com/1/222/pdfs/ba113516-f927-4f81-a814-68d050d8fb85.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Browser%2520Spring%25202014.pdf",
"state": "offline",
"online_at": "2015-01-28T16:05:28.309+01:00",
"offline_at": "2015-01-28T17:05:28.309+01:00",
"schedule_online_at": null,
"schedule_offline_at": null,
"public_url": "https://view.publitas.com/example-group/spring-2014",
"valid_from": null
}
]
}
HTTP Request
POST https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/publications/<Publication ID>/offline
Response codes
This endpoint returns the 200 response code.
Metatags
List all metatags of a group
# This will retrieve all metatags for a group
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"metatags": [
{
"id": 1,
"group_id": 1,
"category": "category_1",
"value": "value_1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"group_id": 1,
"category": "category_1",
"value": "value_2"
}
]
}
HTTP Request
GET https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/metatags
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
The JSON response returns a list of metatags with the following attributes:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | Integer | Publication ID |
| group_id | Integer | Group ID |
| category | String | Metatag category |
| value | String | Metatag value |
Get a specific metatag
# This endpoint retrieves a specific metatag.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags/222"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"metatag": [
{
"id": 222,
"group_id": 1,
"category": "category_1",
"value": "value_1"
}
]
}
HTTP Request
GET https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/metatags/<Metatag ID>
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
| Metatag ID | The ID of a specific metatag |
Create a metatag
# This will create a metatag with the categordy category_3 and value value_3.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" --data "metatag[category]=category_3&metatag[value]=value_3" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"metatag": {
"id": 3,
"group_id": 1,
"category": "category_3",
"value": "value_3"
}
}
HTTP Request
POST https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/metatags
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
Request body parameters
The following fields need to be sent within a metatag scope (see right for an example.)
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | String | Yes | Category of the metatag |
| value | String | Yes | Value of the metatag |
Update a metatag
# This will update a metatag with the category new_category and value value_4.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -X PUT --data "metatag[category]=new_category&metatag[value]=value_4" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags/3"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"metatag": {
"id": 3,
"group_id": 1,
"category": "new_category",
"value": "value_4"
}
}
HTTP Request
PUT https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/metatags/<Metatag ID>
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
| Metatag ID | The ID of a specific metatag |
Request body parameters
The following fields need to be sent within a metatag scope (see right for an example.)
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | String | No | Category of the metatag |
| value | String | No | Value of the metatag |
Delete a metatag
# This will try to delete a metatag with id 4.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -X DELETE "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags/4"
The above command returns a 409 error and the following JSON if metatag is assigned to a publication:
{
"error": "Metatag is currently in use, send \"force_delete=true\" to delete anyway"
}
# This will delete the metatag with id 4 even if it's assigned to a publication.
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" -X DELETE "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/metatags/4?force_delete=true"
The above command returns a 204 with no content
HTTP Request
DELETE https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/metatags/<Metatag ID>
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
| Metatag ID | The ID of a specific metatag |
| force_delete | Send “true” to override “Metatag is currently in use” error |
Collections
List all collections of a group
# This will retrieve all collections for a group
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <api_key>" "https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/1/collections"
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"collections": [
{
"id": 1,
"title": "Collection 1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"title": "Collection 2"
}
]
}
HTTP Request
GET https://api.publitas.com/v2/groups/<Group ID>/collections
URL Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group ID | The ID of a specific group |
The JSON response returns a list of collections with the following attributes:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | Integer | Collection ID |
| title | String | Collection Title |
Languages
| Name | Code |
|---|---|
| Basque | eu |
| Bulgarian | bg |
| Chinese | zh |
| Croatian | hr |
| Czech | cs |
| Danish | da |
| Dutch | nl |
| English | en |
| French | fr |
| Finnish | fi |
| German | de |
| Hungarian | hu |
| Italian | it |
| Lithuanian | lt |
| Norwegian | no |
| Polish | pl |
| Portuguese | pt |
| Romanian | ro |
| Russian | ru |
| Serbian | sr |
| Slovak | sk |
| Spanish | es |
| Swedish | sv |
| Turkish | tr |
| Ukranian | uk |
Errors
When there is an error the command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"errors": {
"state": ["You have reached your publication limit"]
}
}
The Publitas API uses the following error codes:
| Error Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 402 | Payment Required – You have reached your publishing limit |
| 403 | Forbidden – You requested access to a resource which you don’t have permission |
| 404 | Not Found – The path or document could not be found |
| 405 | Method Not Allowed – You tried to access the API with an invalid method |
| 406 | Not Acceptable – You requested a format that isn’t json |
| 418 | I’m a teapot |
| 422 | Unprocessable Entity – We found validation errors on one or more fields, a detailed error message can be found in the response body |
| 500 | Internal Server Error – We had a problem with our server. Try again later |
| 503 | Service Unavailable – We’re temporarially offline for maintenance. Please try again later |