# OPeNDAP

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/opendap/  
**Website:** https://www.opendap.org  
**APIs profiled:** 1

OPeNDAP provides open-source software for distributed scientific data access, enabling researchers and data providers to share and retrieve large datasets efficiently. Their Hyrax Data Server implements the DAP protocols, offering robust, scalable solutions for data discovery, access, and management across diverse scientific domains.

## Kin Score — 12.7 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 60.7 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 5.9 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 3.1 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## APIs (1)

- **OPeNDAP API** — OPeNDAP provides an API for scientific data access as described in their developer documentation.

## Security (1)

- **Opendap Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Tags

Company, Open-Source, Scientific Data, Distributed Systems, Data Access

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