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The table below provides the details for extracting the last classification.

Resource: GET classification/versions/?format=		Returns a list of high-level metadata for each existing scientific classification version
Parameter(s):
Query Parameter	Type	Optional	Description
format	ENUM ('xml', 'json') Default: 'xml'	Yes	Response's format
Example request: GET https://appdb-pi.egi.eu/rest/1.0/classification/versions
Example response (in pseudo-XML format):
<appdb:appdb> <classification:version id="1" version="1.1" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="archived"/> <classification:version id="2" version="1.2" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="archived"/> <classification:version id="3" version="1.3" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="archived"/> <classification:version id="4" version="2.0" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="archived"/> <classification:version id="5" version="2.1" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="stable"/> <classification:version id="6" version="2.2" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="under-devel"/> ................................. </appdb:appdb>
Response details:
Element	Attribute	Type	Description
classification:version	id	Integer	A unique version id.
	version	String	The version tag.
	createdon	Datetime	Version creation date-time.
	publishedon	Datetime	Version publication date-time. This attribute appears only if the state of the given version becomes 'stable'.
	archivedon	Datetime
	state	ENUM('stable', 'under-devel', 'archived')	'stable': indicates the stable/production-grade scientific classification version. 'under-devel': indicates a version that is under development 'archived': older versions
Resource: GET classification/version/:id/?format=		Returns the full metadata of a specific (:id) scientific classification version
Parameter(s):
Segment Parameters	Type	Optional	Description
id	Integer	No	A specific version id.
Query Parameters	Type	Optional	Description
format	ENUM ('xml', 'json') Default: 'xml'	Yes	Response's format
Example request: GET https://appdb-pi.egi.eu/rest/1.0/classification/version/1
Example response (in pseudo-XML format):
<appdb:appdb> <classification:version id="1" version="1.0" createdon="..." publishedon="..." archivedon="..." state="stable"> <classification:discipline id="1078" parentid="1138" order="1" value="Level2"/> <classification:discipline id="1079" parentid="1138" order="2" value="Level2"/> <classification:discipline id="1047" parentid="1138" order="3" value="Level2"/> <classification:discipline id="1139" parentid="1201" order="2" value="Level2"/> <classification:discipline id="1080" parentid="1201" order="1" value="Level2"/> <classification:discipline id="1138" parentid="1252" order="1" value="Level1"/> <classification:discipline id="1201" parentid="1252" order="2" value="Level1"/> <classification:discipline id="1252" parentid="0" order="1" value="Level0"/> ................................. </classification:version> </appdb:appdb>
Response details:
Element	Attribute	Type	Description
classification:version	id	Integer	A unique version id.
	version	String	The version tag.
	createdon	Datetime	Version creation date-time.
	publishedon	Datetime	Version publication date-time. This attribute appears only if the state of the given version becomes 'stable'.
	archivedon	Datetime	Version archival date-time. This attribute appears only if the state of the given version becomes 'archived'.
	state	ENUM('stable', 'under-level', 'stable')	'stable': indicates the stable/production-grade scientific classification version. 'under-level': indicates a version that is under development. 'archived': older versions.
classification:discipline	id	Integer	The discipline unique id.
	parentid	Integer	The parent discipline unique id. '0' indicates a top-level discipline.
	order	Integer	An integer that defines the order of the given discipline within the tree branch.
	value	String	The discipline name/title.