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Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is a public, land-grant research university with its primary campus at University Park, PA, and is ranked #69 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public developer footprint is centered on a Penn State IT web developer portal (docs.developer.psu.edu) that catalogs internal REST services such as PSU ID, Academic Course, Cornerstone, Sponsored Accounts, and ASR Lookup, though those API reference pages sit behind Shibboleth/WebAccess single sign-on. Publicly reachable APIs include the Office of Physical Plant LionSpaceFIS facilities REST API and the University Libraries Researcher Metadata Database (RMD), which exposes researcher/publication metadata via an OpenAPI-described REST API gated by a license key. Penn State also maintains public open-source GitHub organizations.

Pennsylvania State University publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Buildings API, Campuses API, Events API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Research, and Library.

The Pennsylvania State University catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Pennsylvania State University’s developer surface includes GitHub presence and 12 more developer resources.

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42.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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7 APIs
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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 42.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 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 7

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

Researcher Metadata Database (RMD) API

Penn State University Libraries' faculty and research metadata service, maintained with OSVPR and West Arete. Publishes cleaned researcher metadata (publications, presentations,...

Penn State IT Web Developer Services

Penn State Information Technology operates a web developer portal that catalogs internal REST services and events and lets developers find, subscribe to, and request elevated ac...

Pennsylvania State University Buildings API

University buildings and their facility attributes.

Pennsylvania State University Campuses API

Penn State campus reference data.

Pennsylvania State University Events API

Change events for buildings and rooms.

Pennsylvania State University Health API

Service health and status.

Pennsylvania State University Rooms API

Rooms within buildings.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Pennsylvania State University Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Pennsylvania State University Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Pennsylvania State University Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Pennsylvania State University Context

24 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Pennsylvania State University API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Pennsylvania State University API Rules

5 rules · 1 errors 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

Building

21 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Room

22 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Pennsylvania State University Building Structure

21 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Pennsylvania State University Room Structure

22 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Pennsylvania State University Gethealth Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Pennsylvania State University Listbuildings Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Pennsylvania State University Listrooms Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Pennsylvania State University Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Pennsylvania State University Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Pennsylvania State University Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Pennsylvania State University Agentic Access

6 operations

6 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 SourceCode
SourceCode

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Review
Review

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pennsylvania-state-university
name: Pennsylvania State University
description: 'Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is a public, land-grant research university with its primary campus
  at University Park, PA, and is ranked #69 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public developer footprint is centered
  on a Penn State IT web developer portal (docs.developer.psu.edu) that catalogs internal REST services such as PSU ID, Academic
  Course, Cornerstone, Sponsored Accounts, and ASR Lookup, though those API reference pages sit behind Shibboleth/WebAccess
  single sign-on. Publicly reachable APIs include the Office of Physical Plant LionSpaceFIS facilities REST API and the University
  Libraries Researcher Metadata Database (RMD), which exposes researcher/publication metadata via an OpenAPI-described REST
  API gated by a license key. Penn State also maintains public open-source GitHub organizations.'
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/pennsylvania-state-university.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pennsylvania-state-university/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Research
- Library
- Facilities
- United States
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:rmd
  name: Researcher Metadata Database (RMD) API
  description: Penn State University Libraries' faculty and research metadata service, maintained with OSVPR and West Arete.
    Publishes cleaned researcher metadata (publications, presentations, performances, advising, news, and biographical content)
    through a RESTful API described with the OpenAPI standard. A license key is required to query the data; interactive API
    docs are served at /api_docs.
  humanURL: https://metadata.libraries.psu.edu/api_docs
  tags:
  - Research
  - Metadata
  - Publications
  - Library
  - OpenAPI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://metadata.libraries.psu.edu/api_docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://metadata.libraries.psu.edu/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/psu-libraries/researcher-metadata
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:developer-portal
  name: Penn State IT Web Developer Services
  description: Penn State Information Technology operates a web developer portal that catalogs internal REST services and
    events and lets developers find, subscribe to, and request elevated access for APIs. Documented services include PSU ID
    Service, Academic Course Service, Cornerstone Service, Sponsored Accounts Service, and ASR Lookup Service. The portal
    landing page is reachable, but individual API reference pages redirect to Shibboleth/WebAccess single sign-on and are
    not publicly viewable.
  humanURL: https://docs.developer.psu.edu/
  tags:
  - Identity
  - Courses
  - Internal
  - Gated
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.developer.psu.edu/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.developer.psu.edu/
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:pennsylvania-state-university-buildings-api
  name: Pennsylvania State University Buildings API
  description: University buildings and their facility attributes.
  humanURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  baseURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/v1
  tags:
  - Buildings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pennsylvania-state-university-buildings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-building-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-room-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-building-structure.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-room-structure.json
  - type: x-examples
    url: examples/pennsylvania-state-university-listBuildings-example.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/pennsylvania-state-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pennsylvania-state-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/pennsylvania-state-university-context.jsonld
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:pennsylvania-state-university-campuses-api
  name: Pennsylvania State University Campuses API
  description: Penn State campus reference data.
  humanURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  baseURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/v1
  tags:
  - Campuses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pennsylvania-state-university-campuses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-building-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-room-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-building-structure.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-room-structure.json
  - type: x-examples
    url: examples/pennsylvania-state-university-listBuildings-example.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/pennsylvania-state-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pennsylvania-state-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/pennsylvania-state-university-context.jsonld
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:pennsylvania-state-university-events-api
  name: Pennsylvania State University Events API
  description: Change events for buildings and rooms.
  humanURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  baseURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/v1
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pennsylvania-state-university-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-building-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-room-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-building-structure.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-room-structure.json
  - type: x-examples
    url: examples/pennsylvania-state-university-listBuildings-example.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/pennsylvania-state-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pennsylvania-state-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/pennsylvania-state-university-context.jsonld
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:pennsylvania-state-university-health-api
  name: Pennsylvania State University Health API
  description: Service health and status.
  humanURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  baseURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/v1
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pennsylvania-state-university-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-building-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-room-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-building-structure.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-room-structure.json
  - type: x-examples
    url: examples/pennsylvania-state-university-listBuildings-example.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/pennsylvania-state-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pennsylvania-state-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/pennsylvania-state-university-context.jsonld
- aid: pennsylvania-state-university:pennsylvania-state-university-rooms-api
  name: Pennsylvania State University Rooms API
  description: Rooms within buildings.
  humanURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  baseURL: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/v1
  tags:
  - Rooms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pennsylvania-state-university-rooms-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apps.opp.psu.edu/fis-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-building-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pennsylvania-state-university-room-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-building-structure.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/pennsylvania-state-university-room-structure.json
  - type: x-examples
    url: examples/pennsylvania-state-university-listBuildings-example.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/pennsylvania-state-university-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/pennsylvania-state-university-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/pennsylvania-state-university-context.jsonld
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pennsylvania-state-university-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/pennsylvania-state-university-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/pennsylvania-state-university-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pennsylvania-state-university-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.psu.edu/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.developer.psu.edu/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/PennState
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/psu-libraries
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/penn-state-university/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pennsylvania-state-university-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pennsylvania-state-university-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pennsylvania-state-university-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com