CDISC Library

CDISC Library API customers can obtain a product catalog electronically by submitting /mdr/products.
A product catalog is also posted on https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library/available-content.

Yes. Visit the API Documentation on the CDISC webiste, at https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library/api-documentation.

No. You will receive a separate username and password after following the CDISC Library API account creation process here: https://www.cdisc.org/cdisc-library.

The CDISC Library API supports queries made using HTTPS scheme. When they are made using HTTP however, the server redirects the queries to HTTPS unless an application client is configured not to automatically follow the redirect. In this case, an HTTP 301 status code (i.e., Moved Permanently) will be the result.

In terms of authorization method, Basic Auth is supported.

CDISC Library uses dashes for version. There is no v or V. /mdr/sdtm/1-6 is the correct query construct.

The trailing forward slash is extra, which causes the error. /mdr/sdtmig/3-2/classes is the correct query construct.

Path parameters are case sensitive. /mdr/sdtm/3-3 is the correct query construct.

An HTTP status code is always returned after the server finished processing a request. CDISC Library API generally follows HTTP/1.1's guidelines for status code. For example, 200 indicates a successful request. When a query is not successful, with status code in the 4xx and 5xx series, a message will appear in the response body. For example, when requesting a fictitious version of SDTMIG, sdtmig-5-0:

HTTP/1.1 404
status: 404
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 23:46:19 GMT
Content-Type: application/json
{
   "message": "Service resource error.",
   "detail": "Requested resource [http://library.cdisc.org/sdtmig-5-0/Product] does not exist."
}

For a list of supported HTTP status codes, visit https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/HTTP+Status+Codes.

An HTTP status code is part of the response header when receiving a response from the server. Consult the web browser's manual on how to view this information.

Web browsers are a great tool to grasp the basics of CDISC Library API. API development and testing tools will be useful when building an application. There are plenty free and open-source options in the marketplace. A few suggestions are: Postman (https://www.getpostman.com), SoupUI (https://www.soapui.org), and Insomnia (https://insomnia.rest).

Release Notes are accessible here: https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/Release+Notes. Additionally, CDISC continues to expand the knowledge base in the CDISC WIKI here: https://wiki.cdisc.org/display/LIBSUPRT/How-to+articles.

You can access the data standards browser with your existing CDISC Library credentials here https://library.cdisc.org/browser/login.