# ORCID

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/orcid/  
**Website:** https://orcid.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 16

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher. ORCID provides a public API for reading data from ORCID records and a member API for creating and updating records.

## Kin Score — 35.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 44.1 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 47.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 32.9 |
| Access Clarity | 32.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 29.6 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| 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 | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (16)

- **ORCID Member API** — The ORCID Member API allows member organizations to read, write, and update data on ORCID records with user permission.
- **ORCID Address API** — The Address API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for address.
- **ORCID Educations API** — The Educations API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for educations.
- **ORCID Email API** — The Email API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for email.
- **ORCID Employments API** — The Employments API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for employments.
- **ORCID External Identifiers API** — The External Identifiers API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for external identifiers.
- **ORCID Fundings API** — The Fundings API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for fundings.
- **ORCID Keywords API** — The Keywords API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for keywords.
- **ORCID Other Names API** — The Other Names API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for other names.
- **ORCID Peer Reviews API** — The Peer Reviews API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for peer reviews.
- **ORCID Person API** — The Person API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for person.
- **ORCID Personal Details API** — The Personal Details API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for personal details.
- **ORCID Record API** — The Record API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for record.
- **ORCID Researcher Urls API** — The Researcher Urls API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for researcher urls.
- **ORCID Summary API** — The Summary API from ORCID — 1 operation(s) for summary.
- **ORCID Works API** — The Works API from ORCID — 2 operation(s) for works.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Orcid Agentic Access** — 16 operations

## Security (1)

- **Orcid Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Orcid Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Academic, Identity, Researchers

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