dataset

Ingest a new dataset

Create a dataset element in SciCat and send the data to SciCat.

post/dataset

Request body

metaDatastring required

The metadata of the dataset.

userTokenstring required

the scicat token for acting on behalf of the user

autoArchiveboolean

whether to autoarchive the dataset. Default is TRUE

Response

Dataset ingestion successful

datasetIdstring required

The created dataset's id

transferIdstring

The unique transfer id of the dataset transfer job.

statusstring

The status of the transfer. Can be used to send a message back to the ui.

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