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DataCite

DataCite is a leading global non-profit organization that provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) registration and persistent identifier services for research outputs, enabling researchers to cite, discover, and access scholarly data. DataCite maintains a REST API for minting and managing DOIs, querying metadata records, and accessing the global research data graph. Membership-based access allows institutions to register DOIs through APIs and the Fabrica web interface, while public metadata retrieval is freely available to anyone. DataCite also offers a GraphQL API, a legacy Metadata Store (MDS) API, usage statistics via its Usage Reports API, and scholarly event tracking via the Event Data API.

DataCite publishes 14 APIs on the APIs.io network, including activities API, client-prefixes API, clients API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include DOI, Persistent Identifiers, Scholarly Metadata, Research Data, and Open Science.

The DataCite catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

DataCite’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 13 more developer resources.

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44.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessSelf serve
16 APIs
DOIPersistent IdentifiersScholarly MetadataResearch DataOpen ScienceLinked Data

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 44.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware
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 0 / 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 16

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

DataCite GraphQL API

An alternative query interface for DOI metadata retrieval using the GraphQL query language. Currently supports queries only (no mutations or subscriptions). Publicly accessible ...

DataCite Event Data API

Tracks mentions, citations, and scholarly events related to registered DOIs. Enables discovery of how research outputs are referenced and linked across the scholarly web.

DataCite activities API

Activities

DataCite client-prefixes API

Client Prefixes

DataCite clients API

Clients

DataCite dois API

DOIs

DataCite events API

Events

DataCite heartbeat API

Heartbeat

DataCite prefixes API

Prefixes

DataCite provider-prefixes API

Provider Prefixes

DataCite providers API

Providers

DataCite publishers API

The publishers API from DataCite — 2 operation(s) for publishers.

DataCite report_types API

The report_types API from DataCite — 1 operation(s) for report_types.

DataCite reports API

Reports

DataCite repositories API

The repositories API from DataCite — 2 operation(s) for repositories.

DataCite status API

The status API from DataCite — 1 operation(s) for status.

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

DataCite GraphQL API

The DataCite GraphQL API provides a flexible query interface for retrieving DOI metadata and the broader research knowledge graph. It exposes the full DataCite metadata model th...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Datacite Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Datacite Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Datacite Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Datacite Context

32 classes · 9 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Datacite Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Datacite Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Datacite Agentic Access

42 operations · 14 acting

42 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X
 BestPractices
BestPractices
 UpcomingChanges
UpcomingChanges

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: datacite
name: DataCite
description: 'DataCite is a leading global non-profit organization that provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) registration
  and persistent identifier services for research outputs, enabling researchers to cite, discover, and access scholarly data.
  DataCite maintains a REST API for minting and managing DOIs, querying metadata records, and accessing the global research
  data graph. Membership-based access allows institutions to register DOIs through APIs and the Fabrica web interface, while
  public metadata retrieval is freely available to anyone. DataCite also offers a GraphQL API, a legacy Metadata Store (MDS)
  API, usage statistics via its Usage Reports API, and scholarly event tracking via the Event Data API.

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/datacite.png
tags:
- DOI
- Persistent Identifiers
- Scholarly Metadata
- Research Data
- Open Science
- Linked Data
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datacite/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: DataCite GraphQL API
  description: 'An alternative query interface for DOI metadata retrieval using the GraphQL query language. Currently supports
    queries only (no mutations or subscriptions). Publicly accessible without authentication for read queries.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-graphql-api-guide
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org/graphql
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - DOI
  - Metadata
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-graphql-api-guide
- name: DataCite Event Data API
  description: 'Tracks mentions, citations, and scholarly events related to registered DOIs. Enables discovery of how research
    outputs are referenced and linked across the scholarly web.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/apis
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org/events
  tags:
  - Events
  - Citations
  - Scholarly
  - DOI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/apis
- aid: datacite:datacite-activities-api
  name: DataCite activities API
  description: Activities
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - activities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-activities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-client-prefixes-api
  name: DataCite client-prefixes API
  description: Client Prefixes
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - client-prefixes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-client-prefixes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-clients-api
  name: DataCite clients API
  description: Clients
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - clients
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-clients-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-dois-api
  name: DataCite dois API
  description: DOIs
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - dois
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-dois-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-events-api
  name: DataCite events API
  description: Events
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-heartbeat-api
  name: DataCite heartbeat API
  description: Heartbeat
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - heartbeat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-heartbeat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-prefixes-api
  name: DataCite prefixes API
  description: Prefixes
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - prefixes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-prefixes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-provider-prefixes-api
  name: DataCite provider-prefixes API
  description: Provider Prefixes
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - provider-prefixes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-provider-prefixes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-providers-api
  name: DataCite providers API
  description: Providers
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - providers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-providers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-publishers-api
  name: DataCite publishers API
  description: The publishers API from DataCite — 2 operation(s) for publishers.
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - publishers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-publishers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-report-types-api
  name: DataCite report_types API
  description: The report_types API from DataCite — 1 operation(s) for report_types.
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - report_types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-report-types-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-reports-api
  name: DataCite reports API
  description: Reports
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-repositories-api
  name: DataCite repositories API
  description: The repositories API from DataCite — 2 operation(s) for repositories.
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - repositories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-repositories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
- aid: datacite:datacite-status-api
  name: DataCite status API
  description: The status API from DataCite — 1 operation(s) for status.
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/datacite-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/datacite-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/datacite-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://datacite.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.datacite.org
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/datacite
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datacite/
- type: Blog
  url: https://datacite.org/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://datacite.org/fees/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.datacite.org/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/DataCite
- type: BestPractices
  url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/best-practices-for-integrators
- type: UpcomingChanges
  url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/upcoming-changes
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/datacite-context.jsonld
- type: Plans
  url: plans/datacite-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/datacite-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/datacite-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com