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Xion, Mahadi et al.: elAPI: A Powerful, Extensible API Client for eLabFTW, in Heuveline, Vincent et al. (Hrsg.): E-Science-Tage 2025: Research Data Management: Challenges in a Changing World, Heidelberg: heiBOOKS, 2025, S. 505–514. https://doi.org/10.11588/heibooks.1652.c23952

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05.11.2025

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Mahadi Xion , Alexander Haller , Philipp Kling , Martin Baumann , Nick Kepper

elAPI: A Powerful, Extensible API Client for eLabFTW

Astract: The adoption of electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) has gained considerable traction, driven by the need for efficient data management, reproducibility, and automation, as well as the broader shift toward digitizing workflows in research environments. At Heidelberg University, the Research Data Unit – a joint initiative of the University Library and the University Computing Centre – has introduced the ELN eLabFTW as a general solution for the entire university. To improve the management of our instance, we initially set out to develop a simple API script, which gradually evolved into elAPI – a full-fledged API client for eLabFTW. This paper outlines the motivation for developing elAPI, its
architecture, use cases, and the impact it has had so far.

Keywords: Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), eLabFTW, RDM-Tool, Automation, API