# Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR) OAI-PMH

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/kyushu/qir-oai-pmh/  
**Provider:** Kyushu University — https://apis.io/providers/kyushu/  
**Base URL:** https://catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mmd/mmd_api/oai-pmh/  
**Documentation:** https://www.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/metadata

Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR) OAI-PMH is one of 2 APIs that [Kyushu University](https://apis.io/providers/kyushu/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include OAI-PMH, Institutional Repository, Metadata, JPCOAR, and Open Access. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.

Live OAI-PMH 2.0 metadata harvesting interface for the Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR), run by the Kyushu University Library. Returns scholarly metadata in the JPCOAR schema (metadataPrefix=jpcoar). Supports Identify, GetRecord and ListRecords (max 500 records per request, with resumptionToken pagination) and from/until date filtering. Verified live: the Identify verb returns repositoryName "Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR)", protocolVersion 2.0, granularity to seconds, and adminEmail qir@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://www.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/metadata
- **OpenAPI** — https://catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mmd/mmd_api/oai-pmh/?verb=Identify
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kyushu/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Kyushu University APIs (1)

- [QIR / Kyushu University Collections Bulk Metadata (TSV via Handle)](https://apis.io/apis/kyushu/qir-bulk-tsv/)

## Tags

OAI-PMH, Institutional Repository, Metadata, JPCOAR, Open Access, Library, Research

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/kyushu/qir-oai-pmh/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/kyushu/.