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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: BrightKey Data Compare API
version: 1.0.0
description: 'Independent, bilingual (EN+ZH) international-education data: university tier profiles (S/A/B/C/D across 6 dimensions — tiers, not a single rank), an international-school directory, degree ROI, and cited answers. No payments from schools; verified public sources. Free to use and cite with attribution + a link to the source page. MCP server for agents: https://brightkey.co/api/mcp'
contact:
name: BrightKey
url: https://brightkey.co
license:
name: Free with attribution + link to source
servers:
- url: https://brightkey.co/v1
tags:
- name: Compare
paths:
/compare:
get:
operationId: compareUniversities
summary: Compare two universities on the 6 BrightKey dimensions; returns tier deltas + a…
parameters:
- name: a
in: query
schema:
type: string
description: First university slug.
- name: b
in: query
schema:
type: string
description: Second university slug.
- name: pair
in: query
schema:
type: string
description: 'Alternative: a-vs-b slug.'
- name: locale
in: query
schema:
type: string
enum:
- en
- zh
default: en
description: Response language.
responses:
'200':
description: Comparison.
'404':
description: A slug was not found.
tags:
- Compare