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University of Lausanne

The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, ranked #224 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. With roughly 17,000 students across seven faculties, UNIL maintains an Open Science strategy and a Kong-based internal API gateway underpinning its digital services. Its public developer footprint is modest and research-oriented: the SPICA single-cell spatial atlas exposes a documented JSON API, and the IRIS institutional repository is served by a public DSpace REST API. Most institutional and student-information APIs sit behind the my.unil.ch authentication gateway and are not publicly documented.

University of Lausanne publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Core API, IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API) API, Projects API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Switzerland, and Open Science.

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

University of Lausanne’s developer surface includes GitHub presence, authentication, and 8 more developer resources.

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40.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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4 APIs
EducationHigher EducationUniversitySwitzerlandOpen ScienceResearch DataInstitutional Repository

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 40.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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 4

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

University of Lausanne Core API

The Core API from University of Lausanne — 2 operation(s) for core.

University of Lausanne IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API) API

The IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API) API from University of Lausanne — 1 operation(s) for iris repository (dspace rest api).

University of Lausanne Projects API

The Projects API from University of Lausanne — 2 operation(s) for projects.

University of Lausanne Projects.json API

The Projects.json API from University of Lausanne — 1 operation(s) for projects.json.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

University Of Lausanne Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

University Of Lausanne Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

University Of Lausanne Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

University Of Lausanne Context

14 classes · 6 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

University of Lausanne API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

University of Lausanne API Rules

5 rules · 1 errors 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

DSpace Community

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SPICA Project

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

University Of Lausanne Community Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

University Of Lausanne Project Structure

11 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

University Of Lausanne Listcommunities Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

University Of Lausanne Queryprojects Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 1

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

University Of Lausanne Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

University Of Lausanne Agentic Access

6 operations

6 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

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: university-of-lausanne
name: University of Lausanne
description: 'The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, ranked #224 in the
  QS World University Rankings 2025. With roughly 17,000 students across seven faculties, UNIL maintains an Open Science strategy
  and a Kong-based internal API gateway underpinning its digital services. Its public developer footprint is modest and research-oriented:
  the SPICA single-cell spatial atlas exposes a documented JSON API, and the IRIS institutional repository is served by a
  public DSpace REST API. Most institutional and student-information APIs sit behind the my.unil.ch authentication gateway
  and are not publicly documented.'
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/university-of-lausanne.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-lausanne/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Switzerland
- Open Science
- Research Data
- Institutional Repository
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: university-of-lausanne:university-of-lausanne-core-api
  name: University of Lausanne Core API
  description: The Core API from University of Lausanne — 2 operation(s) for core.
  humanURL: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  baseURL: https://spica.unil.ch
  tags:
  - Core
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-lausanne-core-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.unil.ch/iris/server/api
- aid: university-of-lausanne:university-of-lausanne-iris-repository-dspace-rest-api-api
  name: University of Lausanne IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API) API
  description: The IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API) API from University of Lausanne — 1 operation(s) for iris repository
    (dspace rest api).
  humanURL: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  baseURL: https://spica.unil.ch
  tags:
  - IRIS Repository (DSpace REST API)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-lausanne-iris-repository-dspace-rest-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.unil.ch/iris/server/api
- aid: university-of-lausanne:university-of-lausanne-projects-api
  name: University of Lausanne Projects API
  description: The Projects API from University of Lausanne — 2 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  baseURL: https://spica.unil.ch
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-lausanne-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.unil.ch/iris/server/api
- aid: university-of-lausanne:university-of-lausanne-projects-json-api
  name: University of Lausanne Projects.json API
  description: The Projects.json API from University of Lausanne — 1 operation(s) for projects.json.
  humanURL: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  baseURL: https://spica.unil.ch
  tags:
  - Projects.json
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-lausanne-projects-json-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spica.unil.ch/home/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.unil.ch/iris/server/api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/university-of-lausanne-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/university-of-lausanne-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.unil.ch
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/openscienceunil
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-lausanne/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://my.unil.ch/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/university-of-lausanne-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/university-of-lausanne-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/university-of-lausanne-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com