GET_bitstreams_id

/bitstreams/:id:

Gets information about a single bitstream, specified by the :id: parameter.

The endpoint returns metadata about the bitstream; use /bitstreams/:id:/receive to download the bitstream file.

Endpoint URL: http://path/to/rest/bitstreams/:id:.format

Response Formats: xml, json

HTTP Methods: GET

Parameters: None

Example:

GET http://path/to/rest/bitstreams/45.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitstream>
    <checkSum>350d55e27582159e9754f7b45be2fe88</checkSum>
    <checkSumAlgorithm>MD5</checkSumAlgorithm>
    <description />
    <formatDescription>image/png</formatDescription>
    <id>45</id>
    <mimeType>image/png</mimeType>
    <name>Wijiti Logo large.png</name>
    <sequenceId>1</sequenceId>
    <size>551207</size>
    <source />
    <storeNumber>0</storeNumber>
    <userFormatDescription />
</bitstream>