GET /srv/eng/csw
Operation ID: cswGet
Auth: unknown
Description
OGC Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) endpoint for discovering geospatial metadata. Supports GetCapabilities, GetRecords, and GetRecordById operations.
Parameters (11)
(string, query, optional)
Filter constraint (CQL_TEXT or OGC Filter XML)
(string, query, optional, default: summary)
Level of detail in response
Constraints: {'enum': ['brief', 'summary', 'full']}
(string, query, optional)
Record identifier for GetRecordById
(integer, query, optional, default: 10)
Maximum number of records to return
(string, query, optional, default: http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2)
Output schema for records
Constraints: {'enum': ['http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2', 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd', 'http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mdb/2.0', 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gfc', 'http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#']}
(string, query, required)
CSW operation to perform
Constraints: {'enum': ['GetCapabilities', 'GetRecords', 'GetRecordById', 'DescribeRecord', 'GetDomain']}
(string, query, optional, default: results)
Result type for GetRecords (hits=count only, results=full records)
Constraints: {'enum': ['hits', 'results', 'validate']}
(string, query, required, default: CSW)
Service type - must be CSW
Constraints: {'enum': ['CSW']}
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Starting position for pagination
(string, query, optional, default: csw:Record)
Type of records to return
Constraints: {'enum': ['csw:Record', 'gmd:MD_Metadata', 'mdb:MD_Metadata', 'gfc:FC_FeatureCatalogue', 'dcat']}
(string, query, required, default: 2.0.2)
CSW version
Constraints: {'enum': ['2.0.2']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get CSW Service Capabilities | curl |
https://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/srv/eng/csw?service=CSW&request=GetCapabilities&version=2.0.2 |
|
| Search Metadata Records (GetRecords) | curl |
https://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/srv/eng/csw?service=CSW&request=GetRecords&version=2.0.2&typeNames=gmd:MD_Metadata&elementSetName=summary&resultType=results&maxRecords=5&startPosition=1 |
|
| Get Record by ID (GetRecordById) | curl |
https://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/srv/eng/csw?service=CSW&request=GetRecordById&version=2.0.2&id=INSPIRE-12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc&elementSetName=full |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:34:43.574872 | 200 | 222ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:18:59.201077 | 200 | 154ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:18:24.033939 | 200 | 133ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:18:59.201077 | 3931bbc69eed |
536aab11b2b1 |
| 2026-03-23 10:34:43.574872 | 536aab11b2b1 |
a7ef66dd501f |