University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is a public research university ranked #21 in the QS World University Rankings 2025 (United States). Its developer and API footprint is led by U-M Information and Technology Services (ITS), which operates an enterprise API Directory built on Apigee X that exposes institutional data APIs to authenticated U-M members behind uniqname, Duo two-factor, and campus-network/VPN access. The University of Michigan Library publishes public scholarly and research-data infrastructure, including the Deep Blue Data REST API and a live DSpace OAI-PMH metadata endpoint for the Deep Blue Documents institutional repository, and runs Ex Libris Alma/Primo for library services. Open-source code is published across several GitHub organizations including @umich and @mlibrary.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Research, and Library.

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s developer surface includes GitHub presence, authentication, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

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24.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 12/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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3 APIs
EducationHigher EducationUniversityResearchLibraryOpen DataInstitutional RepositoryUnited States

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 24.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 12/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 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 3

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

U-M ITS API Directory

Enterprise API directory and gateway operated by U-M Information and Technology Services on Apigee X, providing access to institutional data APIs spanning teaching & learning, r...

Deep Blue Data REST API

Public REST API for Deep Blue Data, the University of Michigan Library's open repository for sharing and archiving research datasets generated by U-M researchers. Provides progr...

Deep Blue Documents OAI-PMH

Live OAI-PMH metadata harvesting endpoint for Deep Blue Documents, the University of Michigan Library's DSpace institutional repository of articles, dissertations, theses, and o...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Context

28 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

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

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 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 4

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Review
Review

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-michigan-ann-arbor
name: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
description: 'The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is a public research university ranked #21 in the QS World University Rankings
  2025 (United States). Its developer and API footprint is led by U-M Information and Technology Services (ITS), which operates
  an enterprise API Directory built on Apigee X that exposes institutional data APIs to authenticated U-M members behind uniqname,
  Duo two-factor, and campus-network/VPN access. The University of Michigan Library publishes public scholarly and research-data
  infrastructure, including the Deep Blue Data REST API and a live DSpace OAI-PMH metadata endpoint for the Deep Blue Documents
  institutional repository, and runs Ex Libris Alma/Primo for library services. Open-source code is published across several
  GitHub organizations including @umich and @mlibrary.'
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-michigan-ann-arbor.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Research
- Library
- Open Data
- Institutional Repository
- United States
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: university-of-michigan-ann-arbor:api-directory
  name: U-M ITS API Directory
  description: 'Enterprise API directory and gateway operated by U-M Information and Technology Services on Apigee X, providing
    access to institutional data APIs spanning teaching & learning, research, clinical care, public service, and administration.
    Access is gated: developers sign in with a U-M uniqname and password, complete Duo two-factor authentication, and must
    be on the U-M network or VPN to browse, subscribe to, and consume APIs. Documentation includes named services such as
    the MCommunity directory APIs.'
  humanURL: https://its.umich.edu/data/data-database/api-directory
  tags:
  - API Directory
  - Apigee
  - Identity
  - Institutional Data
  - Gated
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://its.umich.edu/data/data-database/api-directory
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://documentation.its.umich.edu/api-directory
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://its.umich.edu/data/data-database/api-directory/getting-started
- aid: university-of-michigan-ann-arbor:deep-blue-data
  name: Deep Blue Data REST API
  description: Public REST API for Deep Blue Data, the University of Michigan Library's open repository for sharing and archiving
    research datasets generated by U-M researchers. Provides programmatic access to dataset records and metadata with DOI
    persistent identifiers; data is free to access and download by the public.
  humanURL: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data/rest-api
  baseURL: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data
  tags:
  - Research Data
  - Repository
  - REST
  - Open Data
  - Library
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data/rest-api
- aid: university-of-michigan-ann-arbor:deep-blue-documents-oai
  name: Deep Blue Documents OAI-PMH
  description: Live OAI-PMH metadata harvesting endpoint for Deep Blue Documents, the University of Michigan Library's DSpace
    institutional repository of articles, dissertations, theses, and other scholarly works. Supports standard OAI-PMH verbs
    (Identify, ListRecords, ListSets) and metadata formats including oai_dc for open harvesting by aggregators and discovery
    services.
  humanURL: https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/deep-blue-repositories
  baseURL: https://backend.production.deepblue-documents.lib.umich.edu/server/oai/request
  tags:
  - OAI-PMH
  - DSpace
  - Institutional Repository
  - Metadata
  - Library
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/deep-blue-repositories
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://umich.edu
- type: Website
  url: https://www.lib.umich.edu
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://its.umich.edu/data/data-database/api-directory
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/umich
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/mlibrary
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-michigan/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://its.umich.edu/data/data-database/api-directory/getting-started
- type: Plans
  url: plans/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-context.jsonld
- type: Blog
  url: blogs/blogs.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com