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Nanjing University

Nanjing University (NJU), founded in 1902 and located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, is one of China's oldest and most prestigious research universities and is ranked #145 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The university operates a unified identity authentication (CAS-based single sign-on) platform at authserver.nju.edu.cn and runs library discovery systems (OPAC and Summon) and a campus map, but it does not publish a public, documented developer API program or an open-data portal. The footprint cataloged here reflects only publicly observable, institution-facing systems; no public API endpoints, signup, or developer documentation were confirmed.

Nanjing University publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Research, and China.

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

Nanjing University’s developer surface includes GitHub presence, authentication, and 8 more developer resources.

21.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 12/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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1 APIs
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Composite quality — 21.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 12/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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 1

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

Nanjing University Unified Identity Authentication (CAS SSO)

Nanjing University operates a unified identity authentication platform providing single sign-on across university systems. The login service is a CAS (Central Authentication Ser...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nanjing Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nanjing Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Nanjing Context

13 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

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

Nanjing Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: nanjing
name: Nanjing University
description: 'Nanjing University (NJU), founded in 1902 and located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, is one of China''s oldest
  and most prestigious research universities and is ranked #145 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The university operates
  a unified identity authentication (CAS-based single sign-on) platform at authserver.nju.edu.cn and runs library discovery
  systems (OPAC and Summon) and a campus map, but it does not publish a public, documented developer API program or an open-data
  portal. The footprint cataloged here reflects only publicly observable, institution-facing systems; no public API endpoints,
  signup, or developer documentation were confirmed.'
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/nanjing.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nanjing/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Research
- China
- Authentication
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-07-25'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nanjing:auth
  name: Nanjing University Unified Identity Authentication (CAS SSO)
  description: Nanjing University operates a unified identity authentication platform providing single sign-on across university
    systems. The login service is a CAS (Central Authentication Service) deployment supporting password, verification code,
    biometric, and QR-code login methods. It is intended for institutional accounts and is not a publicly documented developer
    API; no public client registration or developer documentation was confirmed.
  humanURL: https://itsc.nju.edu.cn/itsc_en/68/6a/c26812a485482/page.htm
  baseURL: https://authserver.nju.edu.cn/authserver/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - SSO
  - CAS
  - Identity
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://itsc.nju.edu.cn/itsc_en/68/6a/c26812a485482/page.htm
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://authserver.nju.edu.cn/authserver/login
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nanjing-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nju.edu.cn/en/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/MCG-NJU
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/nanjing-university/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://authserver.nju.edu.cn/authserver/login
- type: Plans
  url: plans/nanjing-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nanjing-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/nanjing-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
- type: ProductPage
  url: https://lib.nju.edu.cn/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com