Dryad

name: Dryad
description: Dryad is a nonprofit open data publishing platform and repository that enables researchers to publish, preserve,
  and access research datasets. It provides a REST API for submitting, updating, and retrieving datasets associated with peer-reviewed
  publications in biology, ecology, and related disciplines.
image: https://datadryad.org/images/logo.png
tags:
- Research Data
- Open Science
- Data Repository
- Datasets
- Biology
- Ecology
- Open Access
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Dryad REST API
  description: The Dryad REST API v2 enables detailed interaction with Dryad dataset contents, including searching, submitting,
    publishing, updating, and downloading research datasets with DOI assignment and curation support.
  image: https://datadryad.org/images/logo.png
  humanURL: https://datadryad.org/api/v2/docs
  baseURL: https://datadryad.org/api/v2
  tags:
  - Datasets
  - Research Data
  - Data Submission
  - DOI
  - Open Science
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://datadryad.org/api/v2/docs
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app
  - type: SubmissionGuide
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/submission.md
  - type: SearchGuide
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/search.md
  - type: APIAccounts
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/api_accounts.md
  - type: DatasetMetadata
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/dataset_metadata.md
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/json-schema/
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/json-ld/context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.json
  contact:
  - FN: Dryad Support
    email: help@datadryad.org
    url: https://datadryad.org/contact
common:
- type: Authentication
  url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/api_accounts.md
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://datadryad.org/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://datadryad.org/privacy
- type: Pricing
  url: https://datadryad.org/help/requirements/costs
- type: Contact
  url: https://datadryad.org/contact
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.datadryad.org
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/datadryad
- type: Signup
  url: https://datadryad.org/account
- type: InstitutionalPartners
  url: https://datadryad.org/institutions
- type: PublisherPartners
  url: https://datadryad.org/publishers
modified: '2026-06-13'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com