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Lancaster University

Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, United Kingdom, ranked #141 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-accessible developer footprint is modest and centered on research and library systems: the Lancaster EPrints institutional repository exposes a live OAI-PMH 2.0 interface for harvesting metadata, the Lancaster University Library maintains open-source integration code on GitHub (including an Ex Libris Alma webhook handler and Pure metadata tooling), and library services such as loans and fines are surfaced through Ex Libris Alma/Primo web services that back the iLancaster mobile app. There is no single public, self-service API developer portal; most service APIs are internal or gated.

Lancaster University publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Oai2 API. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, United Kingdom, and Research.

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

Lancaster University’s developer surface includes GitHub presence and 11 more developer resources.

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37.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFree
3 APIs
EducationHigher EducationUniversityUnited KingdomResearchLibraryOpen Data

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 37.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 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 3

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

Lancaster Library Alma Webhook Handler

Open-source AWS serverless application maintained by Lancaster University Library that listens for Ex Libris Alma webhook events and forwards them to backend SNS topics. Referen...

Lancaster Library Services (Ex Libris Alma/Primo)

Library user, fine, loan, and renewal services exposed via Ex Libris Alma/Primo web services (getUser, getUserCash, getUserLoans, renewUserLoans) that power the iLancaster mobil...

Lancaster University Oai2 API

The Oai2 API from Lancaster University — 1 operation(s) for oai2.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Lancaster Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Lancaster Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Lancaster Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Lancaster Context

18 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Lancaster University API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Lancaster University API Rules

5 rules · 2 errors 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Lancaster EPrints OAI Identify

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Lancaster EPrints OAI Record

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Lancaster Record Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Lancaster Getrecord Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Lancaster Identify Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Lancaster Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Lancaster Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Lancaster Agentic Access

1 operation

1 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

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
LinkedIn

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Repository
Repository
 Review
Review

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: lancaster
name: Lancaster University
description: 'Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, United Kingdom, ranked #141 in
  the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-accessible developer footprint is modest and centered on research
  and library systems: the Lancaster EPrints institutional repository exposes a live OAI-PMH 2.0 interface for harvesting
  metadata, the Lancaster University Library maintains open-source integration code on GitHub (including an Ex Libris Alma
  webhook handler and Pure metadata tooling), and library services such as loans and fines are surfaced through Ex Libris
  Alma/Primo web services that back the iLancaster mobile app. There is no single public, self-service API developer portal;
  most service APIs are internal or gated.'
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/lancaster.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lancaster/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- United Kingdom
- Research
- Library
- Open Data
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: lancaster:alma-webhook-handler
  name: Lancaster Library Alma Webhook Handler
  description: Open-source AWS serverless application maintained by Lancaster University Library that listens for Ex Libris
    Alma webhook events and forwards them to backend SNS topics. Reference code for integrating with the Alma library services
    platform.
  humanURL: https://github.com/lulibrary/alma-webhook-handler
  tags:
  - Library
  - Alma
  - Webhooks
  - Serverless
  - Integration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/lulibrary/alma-webhook-handler
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/lulibrary/alma-webhook-handler
- aid: lancaster:library-services
  name: Lancaster Library Services (Ex Libris Alma/Primo)
  description: Library user, fine, loan, and renewal services exposed via Ex Libris Alma/Primo web services (getUser, getUserCash,
    getUserLoans, renewUserLoans) that power the iLancaster mobile app and student portal. Documented as an institutional
    integration; not a public self-service API.
  humanURL: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/student-portal-and-institutional-mobile-app-at-lancaster-university/
  tags:
  - Library
  - Alma
  - Primo
  - Mobile
  - Gated
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/student-portal-and-institutional-mobile-app-at-lancaster-university/
- aid: lancaster:lancaster-oai2-api
  name: Lancaster University Oai2 API
  description: The Oai2 API from Lancaster University — 1 operation(s) for oai2.
  humanURL: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/
  baseURL: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/cgi/oai2
  tags:
  - Oai2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lancaster-oai2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/cgi/oai2?verb=Identify
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/lancaster-record-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/lancaster-record-structure.json
  - type: x-spectral-rules
    url: rules/lancaster-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/lancaster-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/lancaster-context.jsonld
  - type: x-example
    url: examples/lancaster-getrecord-example.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/lancaster-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/lancaster-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lancaster-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/lancaster-university
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/lulibrary
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/lancaster-university/
- type: Repository
  url: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/lancaster-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/lancaster-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/lancaster-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com