New URL convertion UI

Due to the difficulty a lot of users have when first trying to use identifiers.org, we have developer a new way to convert providers URLs into identifiers.org URIs. A new search bar is available on our front page where users can input provider URLs and get our stable identifiers.org URIs.

Exact matches will display immediately, as shown above. When one is not available, a link will take you to a page like show below where we offer a search by similarity which tries to find the best results for the URL given.

New API endpoints

This UI is powered by our resolver API backend which can also be used directly. Please find documentation on the methods at our API documentation page.

Improvements and suggestions

If you think of any improvements or have any suggestions to this feature, please get in touch with us.