Complutense University of Madrid

aid: complutense-university-of-madrid
name: Complutense University of Madrid
description: 'Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM) is a major public research university
  in Spain, ranked #164 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint is centered on open
  data: UCM is a founding member of UniversiDATA, a collaborative open-data portal for Spanish higher education built on DKAN,
  which exposes a documented DataStore API, CKAN Dataset API, and DCAT catalog API covering UCM datasets (degree programs,
  enrollments, staff, budgets, mobility, and procurement). UCM also operates Docta Complutense, its institutional repository
  on DSpace 7, and maintains an official GitHub organization. No general-purpose UCM developer portal for SIS, course, or
  library APIs was found publicly documented.'
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
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tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Open Data
- Research
- Spain
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-datastore
  name: UniversiDATA DataStore API
  description: DataStore query API of the UniversiDATA open-data platform (DKAN), of which Complutense University of Madrid
    is a founding participant. Returns the records of published data resources (including UCM datasets) in JSON, XML, or JSONP
    format.
  humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  baseURL: https://www.universidata.es/api/action/datastore/search
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - DataStore
  - DKAN
  - Datasets
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
- aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-ckan
  name: UniversiDATA CKAN Dataset API
  description: CKAN-compatible metadata API of the UniversiDATA platform. Lists datasets and resources and returns dataset/resource
    metadata, including UCM open datasets. Supports actions such as current_package_list_with_resources, package_show, and
    resource_show.
  humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  baseURL: https://www.universidata.es/api/3/action/
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - CKAN
  - Metadata
  - Datasets
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
- aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-dcat
  name: UniversiDATA DCAT Catalog API
  description: DCAT catalog API of UniversiDATA, exposing the dataset catalog per participating university. The UCM catalog
    is reachable via the university acronym path segment on the DCAT endpoint.
  humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  baseURL: https://universidatacatalog.azurewebsites.net/api/universidades/
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - DCAT
  - Catalog
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
- aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:docta-complutense
  name: Docta Complutense Institutional Repository
  description: Docta Complutense is UCM's open-access institutional repository, migrated in 2023 to DSpace 7. As a DSpace
    platform it underpins open-access discovery of theses, articles, and research outputs; programmatic access (DSpace REST
    / OAI-PMH) is typically available but endpoint paths were not publicly confirmed during this review.
  humanURL: https://docta.ucm.es/
  tags:
  - Repository
  - Open Access
  - DSpace
  - Research
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docta.ucm.es/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ucm.es/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/UniversidadComplutense
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/universidad-complutense-de-madrid/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
- type: Plans
  url: plans/complutense-university-of-madrid-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/complutense-university-of-madrid-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/complutense-university-of-madrid-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com