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Name	Description
activityDescription	The description of the activity, could be the course, module or activity name. This should be shown to the user as 'main description'.
moduleCode	Some customers have a separate module code available which is a (semi-) unique identifier for a certain course of module.
activityTypeName	The name of the activity type this event belongs to. Key value which can be used to group and colour activities. Should not be shown to the end-user directly.
activityTypeDescription	The description of the activity type of this event. This value should be shown to the user and indicates whether the activity is a lecture, practical, exam, etc. Not all institutions provide (sensible) activity type information.
startDate	Start date and time of the event. See below for the date format.
endDate	End date and time of the event. See below for the date format.
studentSets	List of student sets (e.g., classes, groups) associated with the event.
locations	List of locations associated with the event (consists of identifier, name, key, capacity, url and avoidConcurrencyLocationIds (MyTimetable v2.5+, list of id's of locations that are also occupied if this location is occupied)).
staffMembers	List of staff members associated with the event.
notes	Some notes or additional information about the event, not all customers use this field.
timetableKeys	Contains the list of subscriptions (timetables) this event is part of (MyTimetable v2.5+)
highlighted	True iff the event should be highlighted in the interface (reason is customer or department specific) (MyTimetable v2.5+)
tags	List of tags assigned to the event (MyTimetable 2.7+)
links	List of links assigned to the event (MyTimetable 32021.101+)

New fields may be added to objects without incrementing the version number. See API Documentation for details.

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Input can be provided in the form of HTTP GET URL parameters (which should be URL encoded properly) or an HTTP POST/PUT body that is in application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Most parameters are optional, when this is not the case this is mentioned in the documentation. Dates and times can be specified in one of the following format:

'today' or 'tomorrow' for the current or next day at 0:00;
Unix timestamp format (in milliseconds sinds 1970, so don't forget to multiply/divide by 1000);
ISO 8601 format (yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss±HH:mm): elements on the right side (time, time zone) are optional;
Legacy format (yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm): the time is optional.

Authentication and authorisation

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{
    "timetableType": [
        "location", 
        "zone", 
        "module", 
        "student", 
        "staff", 
        "pos", 
        "posss", 
        "studentset", 
        "studentsetgroup", 
        "modulegroup", 
        "user",
		"tag"
    ]
}

/timetabletypesdetails (since MyTimetable 3.0)

Method: GET

Description: Query all possible timetable types and return them including some details regards naming, whether or not they can include child timetables and their ordering in the menus.

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[
    {
        "activityDescription": "Tsjechische letterkunde 2",
        "activityTypeColor": "#0000ff",
        "activityTypeDescription": "Werkcollege",
        "activityTypeName": "Werkcollege",
        "allDay": false,
		"conference": false,
        "conferenceUrl": null,
        "customAttributes": {},
        "department": {
            "id": "2010!1E65DFEB58C56AAF042109ECF86B3149",
            "name": "Department of Languages"
        },
        "draft": false,
        "endDate": 1355320800000,
        "enrolled": null,
        "eventType": {
            "color": "#0000ff",
            "description": "Lecture",
            "eventTypeGroup": {
                "description": "Group Session",
                "id": "Group Session"
            },
            "id": "lecture"
        },
        "filtered": false,
        "highlighted": false,
        "locations": [
            {
                "avoidConcurrencyLocationIds": [],
				"bookUrl": null,
                "capacity": 118,
                "customAttributes": {},
                "examCapacity": null,
                "capacity": 16,
                "customAttributes": {},
                "id": "492E26C5A6F3BDE74C11240C046C3257",
                "key": "908K04SEM1",
                "name": "Bungehuis K.04",
                "sipAddress": null,
                "url": null
            }
        ],
        "moduleCode": "UvA/FGW/TLK_133214266",
        "notes": "Group 14 only",
        "notes2": "",
        "notes3": "",
        "recorded": false,
        "recordingUrl": null,
        "staffMembers": [
            "dr. E.R.G. Metz"
        ],
        "startDate": 1355313600000,
        "students": [],
        "studentSets": [],
		"tags": [
            {
                "key": "weblecture", 
                "name": "Web Lecture"
            }
        ],
		"links": [
			{ 
				"key": "studyguide", 
				"name": "Study ]Guide",
				"linksurl": "https: [//university/study-guide/abc"
			}
		],
        "timetableKeys": [
            "2010!module!40B7FB6233A4AD9834C7B999276851F5"
        ]
    }
]

/timetables/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

Method: GET

Description: Query the available options for the specified timetable. These options can be set on the subscription using the PUT call on a subscription. The allEquivalent boolean in the output will be true if any choice of options results in the same timetable.

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/timetables/{parent}/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

Method: GET

Description: Query the available options for the specified child of a timetable. These options can be set on the subscription using the PUT call on a subscription. The allEquivalent boolean in the output will be true if any choice of options results in the same timetable.

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[
    {
        "activityDescription": "Tsjechische letterkunde 2",
        "activityTypeColor": "#0000ff",
        "activityTypeDescription": "Werkcollege",
        "activityTypeName": "Werkcollege",
        "allDay": false,
		"conference": false,
        "conferenceUrl": null,
        "customAttributes": {},
        "department": {
            "id": "2010!1E65DFEB58C56AAF042109ECF86B3149",
            "name": "Department of Languages"
        },
        "draft": false,
        "endDate": 1355320800000,
        "enrolled": null,
        "eventType": {
            "color": "#0000ff",
            "description": "Lecture",
            "eventTypeGroup": {
                "description": "Group Session",
                "id": "Group Session"
            },
            "id": "lecture"
        },

        "filtered": false,
        "highlighted": false,
        "locations": [
            {
                "avoidConcurrencyLocationIds": [],
				"bookUrl": null,
                "capacity": 118,
                "customAttributes": {},
                "examCapacity": null,
                "capacity": 16,
                "customAttributes": {},
                "id": "492E26C5A6F3BDE74C11240C046C3257",
                "key": "908K04SEM1",
                "name": "Bungehuis K.04",
                "sipAddress": null,
                "url": null
            }
        ],
        "moduleCode": "UvA/FGW/TLK_133214266",
        "notes": "Group 14 only",
        "notes2": "",
        "notes3": "",
        "recorded": false,
        "recordingUrl": null,
        "staffMembers": [
            "dr. E.R.G. Metz"
        ],
        "startDate": 1355313600000,
        "students": [],
        "studentSets": [],
		"tags": [
            {
                "key": "weblecture", 
                "name": "Web Lecture"
            }
        ],   
		"links": [
			{
				"key": "studyguide",
				"name": "Study Guide",
				"url": "https://university/study-guide/abc"
			}
		],
        "timetableKeys": [
            "2010!module!40B7FB6233A4AD9834C7B999276851F5"
        ]
    }
]

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/subscriptions/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

Method: PUT

Description: Set selected options of a subscription. Specifying all possible options will cause the list of selected options to be cleared, showing the complete timetable to the user.

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/subscriptions/{parent}/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

Method: PUT

Description: Set selected options of a subscription nested under a parent. Specifying all possible options will cause the list of selected options to be cleared, showing the complete timetable to the user.

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{
    "feedUrl": "http://myuniversity/ical?eu=FKW92Fawier&t=556cf8a1-704a-4997-bc4d-5acf395eccaf",
    "username": "testuser",
    "roles": [
        "ROLE_STUDENT",
        "ROLE_MEMBER"
    ]
}

/weeklabels (deprecated since MyTimetable 2.7, replaced by: /weeklabelmaps)

Method: GET

Description: Query the weeklabels. This provides custom labels for the weeks when available. The response includes a value (the custom label) and a week (year - 1900 + the ISO week number).

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{
    weeklabel: [
        {
            "week": 11223,
            "value": "23"
        },
        {
            "week": 11224,
            "value": "24"
        }
    ]
}

/weeklabelmaps (since MyTimetable 2.7)

Method: GET

Description: Query the weeklabel maps. This provides the available maps with custom labels for the weeks. Per weeklabel map, the response includes a key and a boolean which indicates whether the map is the default weeklabel map for the requested user.

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{
    "weeklabelmaps": [
        {
            "key": "SYLLABUS",
            "isDefault": true
        }
    ]
}

/weeklabelmaps/{key} (since MyTimetable 2.7)

Method: GET

Description: Retrieve the specified weeklabel map. This provides the key, a boolean which indicates if this is the default weeklabel map for the requested user and the actiual map with custom labels for the weeks.

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{
    "key": "SYLLABUS",
    "isDefault": true,
    "weeklabels": [
        {
            "year": 2014,
            "week": 4,
            "description": "wk 4"
        },
        {
            "year": 2014,
            "week": 5,
            "description": "wk 5"
        }
    ]
}

/databases (deprecated since MyTimetable 3.1, replaced by: /databasedetails)

Method: GET

Description: Query the available datasources, see API Documentation for more information. For MyTimetable 3.1+, please use the /databasedetails call, which also provides the labels of the databases.

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{
    "database": [
        "2011"
    ]
}

/databasedetails (since MyTimetable 3.1)

Method: GET

Description: Query the available datasources, see API Documentation for more information. The key (to be used in the query string of other calls) and the label are returned.

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{
    "databases": [
        {
            "key": "2015",
            "label": "2015/2016"
        },
        {
            "key": "2016",
            "label": "2016/2017"
        },
        {
            "key": "TimetableDB",
            "label": "Custom"
        }
    ]
}

/eventtypegroups (since MyTimetable 3.0)

Method: GET

Description: Query the event type groups and event filtering settings.

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$base_url/api/v0/eventtypegroups

Request Content-Type

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Example request body

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eventTypeGroups%5BExcursie%5D%5BisFiltered%5D=true&eventTypeGroups%5BHoorcollege%5D%5BisFiltered%5D=false&eventTypeGroups%5BOther%5D%5BisFiltered%5D=false

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204 (No content), 403 (Forbidden) if filtering is disabled.

/terms (since MyTimetable 3.4)

Method: GET

Description: Query the available terms. Returns a list of terms, each containing of a unique id, a key (may be null), a name and a list of date ranges.

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{
    "terms": [
        {
            "dateRanges": [
                {
                    "endDate": 1513983600000,
                    "startDate": 1504476000000
                },
                {
                    "endDate": 1535925600000,
                    "startDate": 1514847600000
                }
            ],
            "id": "2017!492E26C5A6F3BDE74C11240C046C2FB1",
            "key": null,
            "name": "[2017/2018] All year"
        },
        {
            "dateRanges": [
                {
                    "endDate": 1535925600000,
                    "startDate": 1504476000000
                }
            ],
            "id": "TermTime!13",
            "key": "All",
            "name": "[Term Time] All year"
        }
    ]
}

/user/messages (since MyTimetable 4.0)

Note: this API endpoint always returns application/json as Content Type. XML is not supported.

Method: GET

Description: Query the active messages for the current user (as identified by the OAuth token or elevated API token). Requires scope messages_read.

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Response code

200 (OK)

/messages (since MyTimetable 4.0)

Note: this API endpoint always returns application/json as Content Type. XML is not supported.

Method: GET

Description: Retrieves messages. Requires API token scope ROLE_API_MESSAGES.

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Request Content-Type header

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Example request body

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title=This%20is%20the%20title%20of%20a%20non-expiring%20message%20targeted%20to%20students%20marked%20as%20important.&body=%23%20This%20is%20a%20header%20formatted%20with%20Markdown%0AThis%20is%20some%20content.&important=true&publicationDate=2019-01-02&expirationDate=&targetRoles=ROLE_STAFF&targetRoles=ROLE_STUDENT

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201 (Created) if the message is created, 400 (Bad Request) if input validation fails

/messages/{id} (since MyTimetable 4.0)

Note: this API endpoint always returns application/json as Content Type. XML is not supported.

Method: GET

Description: Retrieves the message with the given ID. Requires API token scope ROLE_API_MESSAGES.

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Request Content-Type header

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Example request body

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title=This%20is%20the%20edited%20title%20of%20a%20non-expiring%20message%20targeted%20to%20students%20marked%20as%20important.&body=%23%20This%20is%20an%20edited%20header%20formatted%20with%20Markdown%0AThis%20is%20some%20content.&important=false&publicationDate=2019-03-11&expirationDate=&targetRoles=ROLE_STAFF&targetRoles=ROLE_STUDENT

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Key

Authentication and authorisation

/timetabletypesdetails (since MyTimetable 3.0)

/timetables/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

/timetables/{parent}/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

/subscriptions/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

/subscriptions/{parent}/{key}/options (since MyTimetable 3.1)

/weeklabels (deprecated since MyTimetable 2.7, replaced by: /weeklabelmaps)

/weeklabelmaps (since MyTimetable 2.7)

/weeklabelmaps/{key} (since MyTimetable 2.7)

/databases (deprecated since MyTimetable 3.1, replaced by: /databasedetails)

/databasedetails (since MyTimetable 3.1)

/eventtypegroups (since MyTimetable 3.0)

/terms (since MyTimetable 3.4)

/user/messages (since MyTimetable 4.0)

/messages (since MyTimetable 4.0)

/messages/{id} (since MyTimetable 4.0)