# National Cheng Kung University

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ncku/  
**Website:** https://web.ncku.edu.tw/index.php?Lang=en  
**APIs profiled:** 3

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.

## Kin Score — 18.4 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 11.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 4.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (3)

- **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 ...

## Security (1)

- **Ncku Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Ncku Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Education, Higher Education, University, Open Data, Library, Taiwan

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