UAT API url update

[Katie Frey]

Hello all,

If you are currently using the UAT's Linked Data API platform provided by the ARDC, I wanted to let you know that the URI domain name has changed.

On November 5th the current domain name used by the Linked Data API (vocabs.ands.org.au) will cease to function and queries to the Linked Data API will need to use the new domain name (vocabs.ardc.edu.au) instead.

If you only use UAT URIs (e.g. https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1234) then no change is needed.  We have updated the URI redirect to point to the new domain for the Linked Data API.

However, if you are making queries directly to the Linked Data API you will need to change to the new domain name in your scripts.

For example, if you are searching for a concept that has “photometry” in any label, you might use an API call like this:

https://vocabs.ands.org.au/repository/api/lda/aas/the-unified-astronomy-thesaurus/current/concept?anylabel=Photometry

By November 5th, the domain name in the API call needs to be updated like this:

https://vocabs.ardc.edu.au/repository/api/lda/aas/the-unified-astronomy-thesaurus/current/concept?anylabel=Photometry

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best wishes,

Katie

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