# University of Groningen

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/university-of-groningen/  
**Website:** https://www.rug.nl/  
**APIs profiled:** 75

The University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, RUG/UG) is a public research university in Groningen, Netherlands, founded in 1614 and ranked #75 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable developer/API footprint is centered on research-output and research-data infrastructure: an OAI-PMH metadata-harvesting endpoint over its Pure CRIS research portal (OpenAIRE CERIF profile), the Elsevier Pure REST web-services API (live but API-key gated), and the shared DataverseNL data repository (Dataverse Native REST API) that serves as the UG default repository for research data and software. The University does not operate a single unified, self-service public developer portal; most institutional, SIS, timetable, and identity APIs are internal or gated. The University also maintains an official GitHub organization publishing open-source research-data and education tools.

## Kin Score — 34.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 50.2 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 42.6 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 42.3 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (75)

- **UG Research Portal OAI-PMH (Pure)** — OAI-PMH metadata-harvesting endpoint over the University of Groningen research portal, powered by Elsevier Pure (CRIS). Exposes research-output and CRIS metadata using the OpenA...
- **iBridges / Python API for iRODS** — Open-source Python client libraries and tooling for interacting with iRODS research-data-management storage, published by the official University of Groningen Centre for Informa...
- **University of Groningen Access API** — The Access API from University of Groningen — 23 operation(s) for access.
- **University of Groningen activity API** — The activity API from University of Groningen — 39 operation(s) for activity.
- **University of Groningen addFilesToDataset API** — Uploads a set of files to a dataset
- **University of Groningen addFileToDataset API** — Uploads a file for a dataset
- **University of Groningen addGlobusFilesToDataset API** — Uploads a Globus file for a dataset
- **University of Groningen Admin API** — The Admin API from University of Groningen — 127 operation(s) for admin.
- **University of Groningen application API** — The application API from University of Groningen — 36 operation(s) for application.
- **University of Groningen authorCollaboration API** — The authorCollaboration API from University of Groningen — 9 operation(s) for authorcollaboration.
- **University of Groningen award API** — The award API from University of Groningen — 37 operation(s) for award.
- **University of Groningen Batch API** — The Batch API from University of Groningen — 3 operation(s) for batch.
- **University of Groningen Builtin Users API** — The Builtin Users API from University of Groningen — 4 operation(s) for builtin users.
- **University of Groningen classificationScheme API** — The classificationScheme API from University of Groningen — 7 operation(s) for classificationscheme.
- **University of Groningen concept API** — The concept API from University of Groningen — 4 operation(s) for concept.
- **University of Groningen conferenceSeries API** — The conferenceSeries API from University of Groningen — 14 operation(s) for conferenceseries.
- **University of Groningen contract API** — The contract API from University of Groningen — 26 operation(s) for contract.
- **University of Groningen course API** — The course API from University of Groningen — 27 operation(s) for course.
- **University of Groningen dataSet API** — The dataSet API from University of Groningen — 30 operation(s) for dataset.
- **University of Groningen Datasetfields API** — The Datasetfields API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for datasetfields.
- **University of Groningen Datasets API** — The Datasets API from University of Groningen — 101 operation(s) for datasets.
- **University of Groningen Datatags API** — The Datatags API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for datatags.
- **University of Groningen DataverseFeaturedItems API** — The DataverseFeaturedItems API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for dataversefeatureditems.
- **University of Groningen Dataverses API** — The Dataverses API from University of Groningen — 43 operation(s) for dataverses.
- **University of Groningen Edit API** — The Edit API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for edit.
- **University of Groningen education API** — The education API from University of Groningen — 14 operation(s) for education.
- **University of Groningen equipment API** — The equipment API from University of Groningen — 28 operation(s) for equipment.
- **University of Groningen ethicalReview API** — The ethicalReview API from University of Groningen — 22 operation(s) for ethicalreview.
- **University of Groningen event API** — The event API from University of Groningen — 22 operation(s) for event.
- **University of Groningen externalOrganization API** — The externalOrganization API from University of Groningen — 29 operation(s) for externalorganization.
- **University of Groningen externalPerson API** — The externalPerson API from University of Groningen — 22 operation(s) for externalperson.
- **University of Groningen ExternalTools API** — The ExternalTools API from University of Groningen — 2 operation(s) for externaltools.
- **University of Groningen Files API** — The Files API from University of Groningen — 21 operation(s) for files.
- **University of Groningen fingerprint API** — The fingerprint API from University of Groningen — 3 operation(s) for fingerprint.
- **University of Groningen fundingOpportunity API** — The fundingOpportunity API from University of Groningen — 21 operation(s) for fundingopportunity.
- **University of Groningen Harvest API** — The Harvest API from University of Groningen — 7 operation(s) for harvest.
- **University of Groningen impact API** — The impact API from University of Groningen — 31 operation(s) for impact.
- **University of Groningen Inbox API** — The Inbox API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for inbox.
- **University of Groningen Info API** — The Info API from University of Groningen — 50 operation(s) for info.
- **University of Groningen Ingest API** — The Ingest API from University of Groningen — 1 operation(s) for ingest.
- …and 35 more, listed in full on the page.

## Agentic access (1)

- **University Of Groningen Agentic Access** — 1525 operations · 542 acting · 8 human-in-the-loop

## Security (3)

- **University Of Groningen Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **University Of Groningen Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **University Of Groningen Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **University Of Groningen Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Education, Higher Education, University, Research, Open Data, Research Data, Library, Metadata, Netherlands, Europe

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