# Person API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/person-api/  
**Provider:** University of Wisconsin-Madison — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-wisconsin-madison/  
**Base URL:** https://api.wisc.edu  
**Documentation:** https://developer.wisc.edu/person-api

Person API is one of 16 APIs that [University of Wisconsin-Madison](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-wisconsin-madison/) 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 Identity, People, and Directory. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 1 JSON Schema.

Authoritative person and identity data for UW-Madison — names, populations, affiliations, contact points, exports and webhooks. 47 operations over 31 paths, JSON:API envelopes, OAuth 2.0 client credentials. Gated: production access requires an approved institutional request. This is the closest thing in the estate to SCIM, expressed in UW-local terms.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-wisconsin-madison/refs/heads/main/openapi/university-of-wisconsin-madison-person-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-wisconsin-madison/refs/heads/main/json-schema/university-of-wisconsin-madison-person-api-schema.json
- **Signup** — https://developer.wisc.edu/person-api/getting-access
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-wisconsin-madison/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other University of Wisconsin-Madison APIs (12)

- [Mock Person API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-person-api/)
- [Mock Person API (Certificates)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-person-api-certificates/)
- [HR API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/hr-api/)
- [Mock HR API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-hr-api/)
- [Manifest API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/manifest-api/)
- [Mock Manifest API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/mock-manifest-api/)
- [Finance API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/finance-api/)
- [Locations API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/locations-api/)
- [Enterprise Billing API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/enterprise-billing-api/)
- [OAuth API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/oauth-api/)
- [Public Course Search API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/course-search-api/)
- [UW-Madison Identity Provider (Shibboleth)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/identity-federation/)

## Tags

Identity, People, Directory

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-wisconsin-madison/person-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/university-of-wisconsin-madison/.