Web Service Method: Request Broader Concepts

30/03/2026

Description
Returns a list of direct broader concepts of the given concept.

URL: /PoolParty/api/thesaurus/{project}/broaders

Request

Supported Methods
GET

Path Variables

Variable	Comment
`{project}`	The UUID or the URI supplement (textual identifier) of the project to be used.

HTTP Parameters

Parameter	Comment	Type	Required
concept	URI of the Concept	String	true
properties	List of concept properties that should be fetched. E.g. you can choose a list like: `skos:altLabel, skos:hiddenLabel, skos:definition, skos:broader` See full list of Retrieve Properties in API Requests.	String	false
language	Only broader concepts with labels in this language will be displayed. If no language is given, the default language of the project will be used.	String	false
transitive	If true, all transitive broader concepts are returned instead of only direct broader concepts. Note Concept schemes are not returned with this request. When you want to retrieve full hierarchy path of a concept it is recommended to useWeb Service Method: Request Paths Between Concept and Concept Schemesinstead.	boolean	false
workflowStatus	Set to `true` in case a workflow is applied and workflow status should be retrieved. Default is `false`. See details: Using Workflow Status Information	boolean	false

Response

Array of concepts of the selected PoolParty project.

Attribute	Type	Comment
`uri`	String	URI of the concept
`prefLabel`	String	Preferred label
`altLabels`	Array of Strings	Alternative labels
`hiddenLabels`	Array of Strings	Hidden labels
`definitions`	Array of Strings	Definitions

Request Pattern

http://<server-url>/PoolParty/api/thesaurus/<project>/broaders?concept=<concept>

Examples

http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/PoolParty/api/thesaurus/cocktails/broaders?concept=http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/2d85fb1b-96cb-4c48-8df5-707032f34e71&properties=all

[
  {
    "uri": "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/b9bf3799-a4e4-47f7-9aea-7697cc998a34",
    "prefLabel": "Contemporary Classics",
    "broaders": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/5ac37bec-e4b9-4d43-9bcc-8d6954903c25"
    ],
    "narrowers": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/0f8cc862-9056-49be-b636-cd22f8d7282d",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/117bd4d2-6da3-4d69-8c79-bc1d873b5010",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/12f4790a-560f-4e1c-b57a-53b8171ae39a",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/13b85b5c-7f69-4871-bb08-3cd5281f6039",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/1529fd23-9c55-45d7-b8c6-b0fc229a3871",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/268fb62f-8ef1-45cd-844f-8c7da85a6a0b",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/2c032fe6-a518-44be-851a-dbf1c253be63",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/2d85fb1b-96cb-4c48-8df5-707032f34e71",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/33d9a47f-0622-4b0f-ad1b-62eb96fc6799",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/43111fc3-3b59-420c-a588-024cd2d33896",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/45788a96-1fde-486b-80fc-31ad243bba31",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/4792b0b8-0046-47ca-8c2a-f3ad58922182",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/4f85cadd-4fd4-4ffc-a78d-cddb0763fa4b",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/52117ab2-dcb8-4d28-a366-ddd932e58219",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/55c40695-8b41-41ed-8c6a-70fe6930067e",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/61a18ebf-fd92-4ef1-8ab1-bfd3c26867b9",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/698723d7-e8b8-410e-91a8-9bdc867b3f8a",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/926b14fe-1b83-4f46-bbf9-f946be1889aa",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/a73d88e9-0c50-45d2-b364-9dec5abe206d",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/b8075344-1e6d-4348-bdee-83948203a974",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/bca7bc6d-6709-48b8-ae52-fe194c212398",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/bee1e709-b317-4f46-b06f-a22367baefdf",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/c2249dc0-0529-4a11-ad82-5d710b5e9c31",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/c3b197cc-8583-4e2f-8e45-3a7fed1309c1",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/c8f4f6bd-4ac1-456a-a3aa-595e4b93d979",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/ce8f4591-ccd4-4d90-a761-244115d64061",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/dff0a7f4-ded0-48d5-bd31-881b70fbe36a",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/ea946e07-e812-4492-a0ed-124d73bfbba7",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/eddf4894-1683-44e9-9ee3-7920d3729d71",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/f01f6a10-01a5-4810-860f-d3a52fd36b1b"
    ],
    "inSchemes": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/8d052dfc-44bf-4985-8ce3-4564570a161b"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator": [
        "http://localhost/user/blumauera"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/created": [
        "2015-05-01T07:35:30Z"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified": [
        "2017-04-26T11:40:54Z"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor": [
        "http://localhost/user/turdeant"
      ],
      "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type": [
        "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktail-ontology/Cocktail",
        "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "uri": "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/7516b400-963a-4151-8fdc-f6b23bad1dd5",
    "prefLabel": "Sour",
    "altLabels": [
      "Sour Cocktail"
    ],
    "definitions": [
      "A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks; the word itself is often used as a post-positive adjective when in the name of a drink. Common examples of sours are the margarita and the sidecar. Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor (bourbon or some other whiskey in the case of a whiskey sour), lemon or lime juice, egg white, and a sweetener."
    ],
    "narrowers": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/2d85fb1b-96cb-4c48-8df5-707032f34e71",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/36671f9c-904a-4629-937a-519d094ecefc",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/43b786b6-a1f1-4b7f-a5d9-be43d386ffb4",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/53a05366-d473-4eb4-ac66-0d0119e0b759",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/76c0e55c-22df-4489-9551-4fe8a6a649f8",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/7e4a73d5-f73d-4890-972c-f3dfd6952fd8",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/a47e8f08-057a-45f2-8398-9be51ed351fc",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/b33091cd-8c57-45e3-a89b-9de91ffce1e8",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/bab016bd-2fd5-4809-bfe7-3225d25f116d",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/bca7bc6d-6709-48b8-ae52-fe194c212398",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/c151ee28-45d2-4128-8587-1f1b69060d9d",
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/e039633b-03c1-47bd-a705-a104a4323e45"
    ],
    "inSchemes": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/8d052dfc-44bf-4985-8ce3-4564570a161b"
    ],
    "topConceptOf": [
      "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktails/8d052dfc-44bf-4985-8ce3-4564570a161b"
    ],
    "exactMatch": [
      "http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sour_(cocktail)"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator": [
        "http://localhost/user/blumauera"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/created": [
        "2015-05-01T14:35:10Z"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified": [
        "2017-04-26T11:40:55Z"
      ],
      "http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor": [
        "http://localhost/user/turdeant"
      ],
      "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type": [
        "http://vocabulary.semantic-web.at/cocktail-ontology/Cocktail",
        "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept"
      ]
    }
  }
  ]

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Web Service Method: Request Broader Concepts

Note