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National Cheng Kung University

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) is a public research university based in Tainan, Taiwan, ranked #215 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint centers on a CKAN-powered open data platform that exposes the standard CKAN Action API, an Ex Libris Primo/Alma library discovery layer, and a DSpace 7 institutional repository. NCKU does not operate a single consolidated developer portal; the cataloged interfaces below are platform-standard APIs confirmed live rather than bespoke, documented university APIs.

National Cheng Kung University publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Open Data, and Library.

The National Cheng Kung University catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

National Cheng Kung University’s developer surface includes GitHub presence and 8 more developer resources.

20.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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3 APIs
EducationHigher EducationUniversityOpen DataLibraryTaiwan

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Composite quality — 20.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 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.

NCKU Open Data Platform (CKAN Action API)

NCKU's open data platform is built on CKAN and exposes the standard CKAN Action API. Endpoints such as /api/3/action/package_list and /api/3/action/package_show return JSON cata...

NCKU Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)

The NCKU Library catalog and discovery service runs on Ex Libris Primo backed by an Alma library services platform. Primo deployments expose a REST/JSON discovery layer (Primo V...

NCKU Institutional Repository (DSpace 7)

The NCKU institutional repository (NCKUR) is a DSpace 7 platform hosting university scholarly output and theses. DSpace 7 ships a REST API and OAI-PMH harvesting interface; the ...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ncku Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ncku Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ncku Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Ncku Context

24 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

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

Ncku Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

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 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ncku
name: National Cheng Kung University
description: 'National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) is a public research university based in Tainan, Taiwan, ranked #215 in
  the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint centers on a CKAN-powered open data platform
  that exposes the standard CKAN Action API, an Ex Libris Primo/Alma library discovery layer, and a DSpace 7 institutional
  repository. NCKU does not operate a single consolidated developer portal; the cataloged interfaces below are platform-standard
  APIs confirmed live rather than bespoke, documented university APIs.'
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/ncku.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ncku/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Open Data
- Library
- Taiwan
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ncku:opendata
  name: NCKU Open Data Platform (CKAN Action API)
  description: NCKU's open data platform is built on CKAN and exposes the standard CKAN Action API. Endpoints such as /api/3/action/package_list
    and /api/3/action/package_show return JSON catalogs of the university's published datasets. Verified live returning valid
    CKAN JSON with 150+ dataset identifiers. Data is published under the Open Government Data License (OGDL-Taiwan-1.0).
  humanURL: https://data.ncku.edu.tw/
  baseURL: https://data.ncku.edu.tw/api/3/action
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - CKAN
  - Datasets
  - JSON
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/api/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://data.ncku.edu.tw/
- aid: ncku:primo
  name: NCKU Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)
  description: The NCKU Library catalog and discovery service runs on Ex Libris Primo backed by an Alma library services platform.
    Primo deployments expose a REST/JSON discovery layer (Primo VE) used by the public search interface. Verified live at
    the institution's Primo discovery view; no NCKU-specific developer documentation or API key program was found publicly.
  humanURL: https://www.lib.ncku.edu.tw/
  tags:
  - Library
  - Primo
  - Alma
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=886NCKU_INST:NCKU
- aid: ncku:ir
  name: NCKU Institutional Repository (DSpace 7)
  description: The NCKU institutional repository (NCKUR) is a DSpace 7 platform hosting university scholarly output and theses.
    DSpace 7 ships a REST API and OAI-PMH harvesting interface; the repository homepage advertises RSS feeds. Repository verified
    live, but a working OAI-PMH/REST base URL was not confirmed to resolve at probe time, so no baseURL is asserted here.
  humanURL: https://nckur.lib.ncku.edu.tw/
  tags:
  - Institutional Repository
  - DSpace
  - OAI-PMH
  - Research
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nckur.lib.ncku.edu.tw/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ncku-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://web.ncku.edu.tw/index.php?Lang=en
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://data.ncku.edu.tw/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/ncku-csie
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/national-cheng-kung-university/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/ncku-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/ncku-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/ncku-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com