OpenCRVS

OpenCRVS is a free, open‑source digital public good for civil registration. It helps governments deliver inclusive, robust and interoperable birth, death and marriage registration services, improving vital statistics and public health outcomes. The platform provides a modern, API‑first architecture that enables developers to build applications for citizens, health systems and statistical agencies, fostering transparency and efficiency in civil registration processes.

OpenCRVS publishes 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Attachments API, Events API, Integrations API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Company, Open Source, CivilRegistration, and Government.

The OpenCRVS catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

OpenCRVS’s developer surface includes engineering blog, getting-started guide, API reference, authentication, and 21 more developer resources.

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37.0/100 thin Agent 29/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
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2 published contracts 2 Agent Skills

Company Open SourceCivilRegistrationGovernment

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 37.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.1 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 7.2 / 17

Access Clarity 1.4 / 17

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 11

Contract Governance 2.2 / 10

Discoverability 4.9 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.2 / 15

Agent readiness — 29/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Create-or-Update Ergonomics could not be measured. We hold no machine-readable contract for this provider to read, so there is nothing to measure a write surface against. Excluded rather than scored zero: never-measured and measured-empty are different facts. Publishing an OpenAPI is what makes this facet — and several others — scorable at all.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
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Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented) Ask about this →
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link Ask about this →
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document Ask about this →

8 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 8.5 — up to +18.3 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 42.3 — up to +11.5 composite points Ask about this →
Contract Quality scores 57.0 — up to +10.8 composite points Ask about this →

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 5

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

OpenCRVS Attachments API

The Attachments API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for attachments.

OpenCRVS Events API

The Events API from OpenCRVS — 10 operation(s) for events.

OpenCRVS Integrations API

The Integrations API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for integrations.

OpenCRVS Locations API

The Locations API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for locations.

OpenCRVS Search API

The Search API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for search.

Agent Skills 2

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

opencrvs-org-create-and-list-integrations

AGENT SKILL

opencrvs-org-event-create-and-notify

AGENT SKILL

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Opencrvs Org Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Opencrvs Org Context

120 classes · 93 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

OpenCRVS API Rules

47 rules · 29 error-severity 8 warn-severity 10 info-severity

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

EventDocument

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EventIndex

19 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

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

OpenCRVS Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

OpenCRVS Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

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

OpenCRVS Agentic Access

17 operations · 10 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgentSkill

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Spectral

JSONLD

Vocabulary

Webhooks

DataModel

ErrorCatalog

Conformance

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SDKs

SDKs

Packages

Packages

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

Roadmap

Roadmap

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Hosts

Hosts

Vendors

Vendors

Source (apis.yml)

aid: opencrvs-org
name: OpenCRVS
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://www.opencrvs.org/_astro/iKz2oVGlPLvqm-NGzzwm5yhlzGb1Sw1QQSSTif6U3Q0_2eKKkz.jpeg
description: OpenCRVS is a free, open‑source digital public good for civil registration. It helps governments deliver inclusive,
  robust and interoperable birth, death and marriage registration services, improving vital statistics and public health outcomes.
  The platform provides a modern, API‑first architecture that enables developers to build applications for citizens, health
  systems and statistical agencies, fostering transparency and efficiency in civil registration processes.
url: https://artifacts.apis.io/opencrvs-org/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:capability-gaps
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment pass 2026-11-09 (modular-v1; was harvest)
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-11-09'
modified: '2026-11-09'
tags:
- Company
- Open Source
- CivilRegistration
- Government
tags_raw:
- Company
- OpenSource
- CivilRegistration
- Government
- API
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/opencrvs-org-agentic-access.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/opencrvs-org-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/opencrvs-org-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/opencrvs-org-vocabulary.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/opencrvs-org-webhooks.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/opencrvs-org-data-model.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/opencrvs-org-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/opencrvs-org-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/opencrvs-org-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/opencrvs-org-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/opencrvs-org-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/opencrvs-org-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/opencrvs-org-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/opencrvs-org-packages.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.opencrvs.org/
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://www.opencrvs.org/product/roadmap
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.opencrvs.org/privacy-policy
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.opencrvs.org/resources/blog
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/general/crvs-systems/quickstart
- type: APIReference
  url: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/opencrvs
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/opencrvs-org-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/opencrvs-org-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.opencrvs.org/
apis:
- aid: opencrvs-org:opencrvs-org-attachments-api
  name: OpenCRVS Attachments API
  description: The Attachments API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for attachments.
  humanURL: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v2.0/technical/apis/core-apis
  baseURL: https://api.opencrvs.org
  tags:
  - Attachments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opencrvs-org-attachments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: opencrvs-org:opencrvs-org-events-api
  name: OpenCRVS Events API
  description: The Events API from OpenCRVS — 10 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v2.0/technical/apis/core-apis
  baseURL: https://api.opencrvs.org
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opencrvs-org-events-api-openapi.yml
- aid: opencrvs-org:opencrvs-org-integrations-api
  name: OpenCRVS Integrations API
  description: The Integrations API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for integrations.
  humanURL: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v2.0/technical/apis/core-apis
  baseURL: https://api.opencrvs.org
  tags:
  - Integration
  tags_raw:
  - Integrations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opencrvs-org-integrations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: opencrvs-org:opencrvs-org-locations-api
  name: OpenCRVS Locations API
  description: The Locations API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for locations.
  humanURL: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v2.0/technical/apis/core-apis
  baseURL: https://api.opencrvs.org
  tags:
  - Location
  tags_raw:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opencrvs-org-locations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: opencrvs-org:opencrvs-org-search-api
  name: OpenCRVS Search API
  description: The Search API from OpenCRVS — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://documentation.opencrvs.org/v2.0/technical/apis/core-apis
  baseURL: https://api.opencrvs.org
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opencrvs-org-search-api-openapi.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-09'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 27
  pass: modular-v1
  engine: identity=local,contract=local,surfaces=local,docs=local,regulatory=local

OpenCRVS API — frequently asked questions

Does OpenCRVS have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from OpenCRVS, including OpenCRVS Attachments API, OpenCRVS Events API and OpenCRVS Integrations API, and 2 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the OpenCRVS API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 5 OpenAPI specifications for OpenCRVS, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the OpenCRVS API?

OpenCRVS uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as OpenCRVS Authentication.

Is the OpenCRVS API ready for AI agents?

OpenCRVS has a Kin Score of 37.0 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 28.7 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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