# Maastricht University

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/maastricht/  
**Website:** https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/  
**APIs profiled:** 38

Maastricht University (UM) is an international research university in Maastricht, Netherlands, known for its Problem-Based Learning model and ranked #230 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. UM does not operate a unified public developer portal; its confirmed machine-readable footprint consists of standards-based research-infrastructure interfaces rather than a productized API program. The Pure (Elsevier) current research information system at cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl exposes a live OAI-PMH endpoint serving OpenAIRE CERIF metadata, research data is published through the shared DataverseNL platform (a Dataverse instance with a public REST API), and the Maastricht University Institute of Data Science maintains an active open-source GitHub organization. Identity is federated via Shibboleth/SAML.

## Kin Score — 30.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 30.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 46.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 42.6 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 35.5 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | yes |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (38)

- **Maastricht University Research Portal (Pure) OAI-PMH** — OAI-PMH metadata harvesting endpoint for the Maastricht University Pure (Elsevier) current research information system. Verified live, returning OpenAIRE CERIF 1.2 profile metad...
- **Maastricht University Institute of Data Science (Open Source)** — The Maastricht University Institute of Data Science (IDS) maintains an active public GitHub organization with open-source data-science tooling, including MOD-API conformance too...
- **Maastricht University Access API** — The Access API from Maastricht University — 23 operation(s) for access.
- **Maastricht University addFilesToDataset API** — Uploads a set of files to a dataset
- **Maastricht University addFileToDataset API** — Uploads a file for a dataset
- **Maastricht University addGlobusFilesToDataset API** — Uploads a Globus file for a dataset
- **Maastricht University Admin API** — The Admin API from Maastricht University — 127 operation(s) for admin.
- **Maastricht University Batch API** — The Batch API from Maastricht University — 3 operation(s) for batch.
- **Maastricht University Builtin Users API** — The Builtin Users API from Maastricht University — 4 operation(s) for builtin users.
- **Maastricht University Datasetfields API** — The Datasetfields API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for datasetfields.
- **Maastricht University Datasets API** — The Datasets API from Maastricht University — 101 operation(s) for datasets.
- **Maastricht University Datatags API** — The Datatags API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for datatags.
- **Maastricht University DataverseFeaturedItems API** — The DataverseFeaturedItems API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for dataversefeatureditems.
- **Maastricht University Dataverses API** — The Dataverses API from Maastricht University — 43 operation(s) for dataverses.
- **Maastricht University Edit API** — The Edit API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for edit.
- **Maastricht University ExternalTools API** — The ExternalTools API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for externaltools.
- **Maastricht University Files API** — The Files API from Maastricht University — 21 operation(s) for files.
- **Maastricht University Harvest API** — The Harvest API from Maastricht University — 7 operation(s) for harvest.
- **Maastricht University Inbox API** — The Inbox API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for inbox.
- **Maastricht University Info API** — The Info API from Maastricht University — 50 operation(s) for info.
- **Maastricht University Ingest API** — The Ingest API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for ingest.
- **Maastricht University Licenses API** — The Licenses API from Maastricht University — 6 operation(s) for licenses.
- **Maastricht University Localcontexts API** — The Localcontexts API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for localcontexts.
- **Maastricht University Logout API** — The Logout API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for logout.
- **Maastricht University Mail API** — The Mail API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for mail.
- **Maastricht University Meta API** — The Meta API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for meta.
- **Maastricht University Metadatablocks API** — The Metadatablocks API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for metadatablocks.
- **Maastricht University Mydata API** — The Mydata API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for mydata.
- **Maastricht University Notifications API** — The Notifications API from Maastricht University — 8 operation(s) for notifications.
- **Maastricht University Pids API** — The Pids API from Maastricht University — 6 operation(s) for pids.
- **Maastricht University replaceFilesInDataset API** — Replace a file to a dataset
- **Maastricht University Roles API** — The Roles API from Maastricht University — 3 operation(s) for roles.
- **Maastricht University saveAuxiliaryFileWithVersion API** — Save Auxiliary File With Version
- **Maastricht University Search API** — The Search API from Maastricht University — 2 operation(s) for search.
- **Maastricht University Sendfeedback API** — The Sendfeedback API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for sendfeedback.
- **Maastricht University uploadDatasetLogo API** — Uploads a logo for a dataset
- **Maastricht University Users API** — The Users API from Maastricht University — 10 operation(s) for users.
- **Maastricht University Workflows API** — The Workflows API from Maastricht University — 1 operation(s) for workflows.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Maastricht Agentic Access** — 556 operations · 264 acting · 7 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Maastricht Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Maastricht Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Maastricht Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Education, Higher Education, University, Research, Open Data, Netherlands, Europe

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/maastricht/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.
