Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ranked #50 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public developer and API footprint is concentrated in research and library infrastructure rather than a single central developer portal. The most prominent public API is the Delphi Epidata API, a real-time epidemiological data API maintained by CMU's Delphi research group. The University Libraries operate the KiltHub institutional repository (hosted on figshare) which exposes research data and scholarly outputs via OAI-PMH and the figshare REST API, and CMU runs a campus-wide Shibboleth/Web Login single sign-on identity service.

Carnegie Mellon University publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including altmetric API, articles API, authors API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, United States, and Research.

The Carnegie Mellon University catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Carnegie Mellon University’s developer surface includes authentication, GitHub presence, and 11 more developer resources.

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44.1/100 developing ▼ -5.3 Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

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12 APIs

EducationHigher EducationUniversityUnited StatesResearchEpidemiologyOpen DataLibraryInstitutional Repository

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Composite quality — 44.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 17.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

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Carnegie Mellon University Rate Limits

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RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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JSON Schema 1

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Examples 2

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Scopes 1

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Carnegie Mellon University Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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Carnegie Mellon University Agentic Access

157 operations · 81 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

157 operations · 81 acting

AGENTIC

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Agent Surfaces 1

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AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

SourceCode

SourceCode

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Other 1

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Review

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: carnegie-mellon-university
name: Carnegie Mellon University
description: 'Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ranked
  #50 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public developer and API footprint is concentrated in research and library
  infrastructure rather than a single central developer portal. The most prominent public API is the Delphi Epidata API, a
  real-time epidemiological data API maintained by CMU''s Delphi research group. The University Libraries operate the KiltHub
  institutional repository (hosted on figshare) which exposes research data and scholarly outputs via OAI-PMH and the figshare
  REST API, and CMU runs a campus-wide Shibboleth/Web Login single sign-on identity service.'
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carnegie-mellon-university.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carnegie-mellon-university/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- United States
- Research
- Epidemiology
- Open Data
- Library
- Institutional Repository
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:delphi-epidata
  name: Delphi Epidata API
  description: Public, anonymously accessible HTTP/JSON API maintained by the Carnegie Mellon University Delphi research group
    providing real-time and historical epidemiological surveillance data, including the COVIDcast endpoint and a range of
    disease signals (influenza, dengue, norovirus and more). R and Python clients are available. Verified returning live JSON
    at the base URL.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - Epidemiology
  - Health Data
  - Research
  - Open Data
  - Public Health
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/cmu-delphi/delphi-epidata
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:web-login-sso
  name: CMU Web Login (Shibboleth SSO)
  description: Carnegie Mellon's campus-wide single sign-on identity service based on Shibboleth/SAML, used by service providers
    to authenticate authorized users. The identity provider metadata endpoint is publicly reachable. This is an authentication
    service for affiliated service providers rather than an open public data API.
  humanURL: https://www.cmu.edu/computing/services/security/identity-access/authentication/sso-provider.html
  baseURL: https://login.cmu.edu/idp/shibboleth
  tags:
  - Identity
  - Authentication
  - SSO
  - Shibboleth
  - SAML
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cmu.edu/computing/services/security/identity-access/authentication/sso-provider.html
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-altmetric-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University altmetric API
  description: The altmetric API from Carnegie Mellon University — 1 operation(s) for altmetric.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - altmetric
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-altmetric-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-articles-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University articles API
  description: The articles API from Carnegie Mellon University — 34 operation(s) for articles.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - articles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-articles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-authors-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University authors API
  description: The authors API from Carnegie Mellon University — 2 operation(s) for authors.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - authors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-authors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-collections-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University collections API
  description: The collections API from Carnegie Mellon University — 21 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-institutions-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University institutions API
  description: The institutions API from Carnegie Mellon University — 20 operation(s) for institutions.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - institutions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-institutions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-oauth-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University oauth API
  description: The oauth API from Carnegie Mellon University — 1 operation(s) for oauth.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - oauth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-oauth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-other-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University other API
  description: The other API from Carnegie Mellon University — 7 operation(s) for other.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - other
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-other-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-profiles-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University profiles API
  description: The profiles API from Carnegie Mellon University — 2 operation(s) for profiles.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - profiles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-profiles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-projects-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University projects API
  description: The projects API from Carnegie Mellon University — 17 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
- aid: carnegie-mellon-university:carnegie-mellon-university-symplectic-api
  name: Carnegie Mellon University symplectic API
  description: The symplectic API from Carnegie Mellon University — 5 operation(s) for symplectic.
  humanURL: https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/
  baseURL: https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/
  tags:
  - symplectic
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carnegie-mellon-university-symplectic-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/#oai_pmh
  - type: Website
    url: https://kilthub.cmu.edu/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/carnegie-mellon-university-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/carnegie-mellon-university-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/carnegie-mellon-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/carnegie-mellon-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/carnegie-mellon-university-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/carnegie-mellon-university-get-article-example.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/carnegie-mellon-university-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carnegie-mellon-university-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/carnegie-mellon-university-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/carnegie-mellon-university-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cmu.edu/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/cmu-delphi
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/cmu-lib
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/carnegie-mellon-university/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://www.cmu.edu/computing/services/security/identity-access/authentication/sso-provider.html
- type: Plans
  url: plans/carnegie-mellon-university-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/carnegie-mellon-university-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/carnegie-mellon-university-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com