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Headlines API


Available Formats:

  • HTML - Plain HTML Format [URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.html ]
  • RSS - Default RSS 0.91 Format [URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.rss ]
    • RSS 0.91 Format [URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.rss091 ]
    • RSS 2.0 Format [URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.rss20 ]
  • JS - Javascript 1.1 Format [URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.js ]
  • XML - EOL format[URL: http://service.edna.edu.au/headline.eol ]

Parameters:

  • sector - Sector Alias [MANDATORY]
  • items - Number of items to display [OPTIONAL, 1-20, default 10]
  • showdesc - Display Descriptions [OPTIONAL, true/false, default true]
  • maxdesc - Maximum description length in characters [OPTIONAL, 1-5000, default 1000 (Note, this doesn't apply when the 'showcontent' parameter is true)]
  • popup - Popup links in a new window [OPTIONAL, true/false, default true]

Extra Parameters (for HTML version only):

  • header - URL of the header component in HTML. [OPTIONAL]
  • footer - URL of the footer component in HTML. [OPTIONAL]
  • export - Export Items in this category ONLY - No Date information applies [OPTIONAL: 0 or 1 Default 0]

Extra Parameters (for RSS and EOL versions only):

  • sitelink - Generate link to article page on site, (rather than DC.IDENTIFIER) [OPTIONAL, true/false, default false]

Extra Parameters (for RSS 2.0 and EOL versions only):

  • showcontent - Display stored HTML content rather than DC.DESCRIPTION [OPTIONAL, true/false (Default false)]

Legacy Service API Parameters:

  • Legacy api.edna.edu.au does not use parameters.
  • /service/headline/X [where X is the sector alias]
  • Example: /service/headline/edna returns the EdNA Online headlines

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