# CaltechDATA REST API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/caltech/caltechdata-rest/  
**Provider:** California Institute of Technology — https://apis.io/providers/caltech/  
**Base URL:** https://data.caltech.edu/api/records  
**Documentation:** https://caltechlibrary.github.io/caltechdata_api/

CaltechDATA REST API is one of 11 APIs that [California Institute of Technology](https://apis.io/providers/caltech/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Research Data, Repository, InvenioRDM, DataCite, and ORCID. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, sample payloads, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

Public REST API for CaltechDATA, the Caltech institutional research data repository. Returns published records with DataCite 4 metadata, files, version chains and DOIs. Verified live 2026-08-19 returning JSON record hits unauthenticated, and verified returning a structured JSON 404 on an unknown id.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/caltech/refs/heads/main/openapi/caltech-caltechdata-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/caltech/refs/heads/main/json-schema/caltech-caltechdata-record-schema.json
- **Example** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/caltech/refs/heads/main/examples/caltech-caltechdata-record-example.json
- **Documentation** — https://caltechlibrary.github.io/caltechdata_api/
- **GitHub** — https://github.com/caltechlibrary/caltechdata_api
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/caltech/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other California Institute of Technology APIs (10)

- [CaltechDATA OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/caltechdata-oai/)
- [CaltechAUTHORS REST API and OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/caltechauthors/)
- [Caltech Library Feeds](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/library-feeds/)
- [SCEDC FDSN Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/scedc-fdsn/)
- [IRSA Virtual Observatory APIs (Caltech/IPAC)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/irsa-vo/)
- [NED Table Access Protocol (Caltech/IPAC)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/ned-tap/)
- [NASA Exoplanet Archive TAP (Caltech/IPAC)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/exoplanet-archive-tap/)
- [Caltech Shibboleth Identity Provider (InCommon)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/identity-federation/)
- [Caltech Library Guides (Springshare tenancy)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/libguides-springshare/)
- [EBSCO Link Resolver (Caltech instance)](https://apis.io/apis/caltech/ebsco-resolver/)

## Tags

Research Data, Repository, InvenioRDM, DataCite, ORCID, Open Data

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