URI scheme for SoftWare Hash IDentifiers (SWHIDs)

A subset of Software Heritage objects (contents, directories, releases and revisions) can be browsed using SoftWare Heritage persistent IDentifiers (SWHIDs). Those identifiers are guaranteed to remain stable (persistent) over time.

GET /(swhid)/

Endpoint to browse Software Heritage objects using their SWHIDs. A redirection to the adequate HTML view will be performed when reaching it.

Parameters:

• swhid (string) – a SoftWare Hash IDentifier object, or SWHID (see SoftWare Heritage persistent IDentifiers (SWHIDs) to learn more about its syntax)

Response Headers:

• Location – the redirection URL for browsing the Software Heritage object associated to the provided identifier

Status Codes:

• 302 Found – no error

• 400 Bad Request – the provided identifier is malformed

Examples:

https://archive.softwareheritage.org/swh:1:cnt:0ffd12d85cdec70c88e852fc3f5ea9fd342213cd
https://archive.softwareheritage.org/swh:1:dir:db990da9af15427455ce7836ce2b8a34b9bf67f5
https://archive.softwareheritage.org/swh:1:rel:a9b7e3f1eada90250a6b2ab2ef3e0a846cb16831
https://archive.softwareheritage.org/swh:1:rev:f1b94134a4b879bc55c3dacdb496690c8ebdc03f
https://archive.softwareheritage.org/swh:1:snp:673156c31a876c5b99b2fe3e89615529de9a3c44