Administering data sources
FAIR supports connections to a variety of external data sources.
Where one or more of these is not required the hub owner has the option to disable them via the FAIR API.
Disabling a data source removes it from the UI options when a data owner is creating or managing a dataset.
API endpoints
The following API endpoints are available to manage FAIR data sources:
| API Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|
GET /datasourcetypes | Returns a list of all available data source types, including if they are enabled or disabled |
GET /datasourcetypes/{code} | Returns all details of a specific data source based on the code |
PATCH /datasourcetypes/{code} | Allows the datasource enabled status to be set to true or false by default all data sources are set to true |
The API endpoints are fully documented here.
To use these endpoints users require a role that allows them to issue a token with the following permissions:
- Tokens can view global datasource types and available features - API Only
- Tokens can modify global datasource types availability - API Only
By default the Data Steward role has the permission to issue tokens with these premissions.
Updated on July 15, 2025