SmartAPI

BUILDING A CONNECTED NETWORK OF FAIR APIS

What is SmartAPI?

The SmartAPI project aims to maximize the FAIRness (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) of web-based Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Rich metadata is essential to properly describe your API so that it becomes discoverable, connected, and reusable. We have developed a openAPI-based specification for defining the key API metadata elements and value sets. SmartAPI’s leverage the Open API specification v3 and JSON-LD for providing semantically annotated JSON content that can be treated as Linked Data.

New to SmartAPI?

Becoming part of SmartAPI is a straightforward process

Document > Register > Manage and Explore

Follow this step-by-step guide to help you contribute to SmartAPI for the first time

SmartAPI Guide

DISCOVER

The SmartAPI registry optimizes collaboration, fosters interdisciplinary synergies, and ultimately catalyzes discoveries and advancements in biomedical sciences. Researchers, developers, and healthcare professionals can navigate the SmartAPI registry to identify APIs that align with their specific needs, expediting the development of innovative tools and solutions.

Browse SmartAPI Registry

DOCUMENT

Use SmartAPI's own built-in editor to harness the power of OpenAPI specification to create machine-readable documentation that offers a comprehensive blueprint of your API so others can understand and interact with your API without delving into its underlying code.

Once registered, SmartAPI provides an easy-to-use dashboard so you can quickly update and monitor your API metadata.

Use the Editor

EXPLORE

SmartAPI's MetaKG Explorer provides a targeted approach to discovering biomedical APIs aligned with a large variety of biological entities.

This tool seeks to empower researchers to navigate the intricate landscape of life sciences with precision and agility.

Eg. Lookup APIs that provide Disease - Chemical Entity relationships

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Extend your SmartAPI Metadata

Learn how to use OpenAPI extensions to make your specification compatible with other important projects in the biomedical community. Eg. BioThings Explorer

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SmartAPI has its own API! Check it out!

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Explore the vast array of features and functionalities provided by SmartAPI through its dedicated API service and take advantage of the comprehensive network of knowledge available within SmartAPI's API infrastructure.

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