Describes the web interface of NSIDC's data search engine in NSIDC Documentation Index

What this operation does

Describes the web interface of NSIDC's data search engine

• GETReads data · SwaggerDocsnsidc.org/OpenSearchDescription

How HumDay uses it

1. You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
2. The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which NSIDC Documentation Index operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
3. You approve access. Read-only access is still yours to grant, and still limited to what the contract needs.

Other NSIDC Documentation Index operations

• Suggest search terms based on a partial queryGET · reads data
• View the facet information corresponding to a searchGET · reads data
• Search documents using the OpenSearch 1.1 SpecificationGET · reads data

All 4 NSIDC Documentation Index operations

Questions

Can HumDay describes the web interface of nsidc's data search engine in NSIDC Documentation Index?

Yes. This operation is published in NSIDC Documentation Index's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.

Does this change anything in my NSIDC Documentation Index account?

No. This is a read-only operation, so it can be used to watch for changes or fetch data without altering anything in NSIDC Documentation Index.

Do I need to write code?

No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your NSIDC Documentation Index account.

Where this came from

Read from a published API description for NSIDC Documentation Index at documentation-index-vm.apps.nsidc.org/api-docs. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2020-01-07.