Stanford University

Stanford Libraries Library Hours API

Operating hours for 24 Stanford library locations, answered as a JSON:API document at library-hours.stanford.edu/libraries.json. Open, no credential. Verified live 2026-08-19.

GitHub

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/library-hours/api/

Other Resources

🔗
Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stanford/refs/heads/main/examples/stanford-library-hours-example.json

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/library-hours"
All apis 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: stanford:library-hours
name: Stanford Libraries Library Hours API
x-operator: institution
description: Operating hours for 24 Stanford library locations, answered as a JSON:API document at library-hours.stanford.edu/libraries.json.
  Open, no credential. Verified live 2026-08-19.
humanURL: https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/library-hours/api/
baseURL: https://library-hours.stanford.edu
tags:
- Library
- Hours
- Campus Life
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/library-hours/api/
- type: Examples
  url: examples/stanford-library-hours-example.json