2022-12-07: Updated to incorporate cdiscID, SSO solution for CDISC applications
2020-10-12: Initial version

Important note about API key

Accessing CDISC Library API without an API key will result in HTTP 401 (Access Denied). A message similar to the following will appear in the response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 401,
    "message": "Access denied due to missing subscription key. Make sure to include subscription key when making requests to an API."
}

General Process Flow

Obtain API Key

Obtain API Key

UPDATED

#InstructionScreenshotRemarks
1Obtain a cdiscID, a single sign-on solution for CDISC applicationsFor details, refer to cdiscID: Sign in/Sign up Instructions.No actions are needed for existing CDISC Library users. 
2Navigate web browser to the API Management Developer Portal at https://api.developer.library.cdisc.org/signin.

Users can alternatively access the API Management Developer Portal through the Data Standards Browser's gear icon.
3Enter same credentials as you would for CDISC Library Data Standards Browser. Click Sign In.

Enter the same credentials you would for Data Standards Browser.

Use the Forgot your password? link to reset password.

4Select API Key from top navigation menu.


5Verify CDISC Library API is listed as a product under the Subscription section.


6Click "Show" (of either primary or secondary key) to reveal a system-generated API key assigned to your CDISC Library account.

An API key is a 32-byte hexadecimal value. A fictitious key looks like this: abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789.

Test API Endpoint with API Subscription Key


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1

Compose an CDISC Library API query to this specification:

Screen capture using Postman, with a fictitious API key:

Example curl command, with a fictitious API key:

curl -X GET https://library.cdisc.org/api/mdr/products \
   -H "Accept: application/json" \
   -H "api-key: abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789"

Example SAS code with a fictitious API key, using v9.4 and SAS OnDemand for Academics:

filename response TEMP;

proc http
	url="https://library.cdisc.org/api/mdr/products"
	out=response;
	headers
    	/* Use request header to specify API key authentication */
    	"api-key"="abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789";
run;

data _null_;
	infile response;
	input;
	put _infile_;
run;

Specifying the Accept header is optional.

2Execute query.
Sample response in JSON
{
    "_links": {
        "data-analysis": {
            "_links": {
                "adam": [
                    {
                        "href": "/mdr/adam/adam-2-1",
                        "title": "Analysis Data Model Version 2.1",
                        "type": "Foundational Model"
                    },
                    {
                        "href": "/mdr/adam/adam-adae-1-0",
                        "title": "Analysis Data Model Data Structure for Adverse Event Analysis Version 1.0",
                        "type": "Implementation Guide"
                    },
                    ...
                ],
                "self": {
                    "href": "/mdr/products/DataAnalysis",
                    "title": "Product Group Data Analysis",
                    "type": "CDISC Library Product Group"
                }
            }
        },
        ...
    }
}
HTTP 200 is expected when authentication is successful.
3Obtain API usage metrics from https://api.developer.library.cdisc.org/reports.