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University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is a research-intensive public university near Brighton, United Kingdom, ranked #247 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint is limited: the university's research outputs (publications, data, theses) are hosted on Figshare, which exposes a public REST API, while identity and access are managed through Okta single sign-on (OAuth2/OpenID Connect) for staff and students. The former Sussex Research Online EPrints repository and its OAI-PMH endpoint have been decommissioned and now redirect to the Figshare-backed publications service. A GitHub organization exists but currently publishes no public repositories.

University of Sussex publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including altmetric API, articles API, authors API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Education, Higher Education, University, Research, and Open Access.

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

University of Sussex’s developer surface includes authentication, GitHub presence, and 9 more developer resources.

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39.9/100 thin ▼ -5.3 Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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11 APIs
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Composite quality — 39.9/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
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 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 11

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

University of Sussex Single Sign-On (Okta)

The University of Sussex uses Okta for single sign-on identity and access management, providing OAuth2 / OpenID Connect authentication to enrolled university applications includ...

University of Sussex altmetric API

The altmetric API from University of Sussex — 1 operation(s) for altmetric.

University of Sussex articles API

The articles API from University of Sussex — 34 operation(s) for articles.

University of Sussex authors API

The authors API from University of Sussex — 2 operation(s) for authors.

University of Sussex collections API

The collections API from University of Sussex — 21 operation(s) for collections.

University of Sussex institutions API

The institutions API from University of Sussex — 20 operation(s) for institutions.

University of Sussex oauth API

The oauth API from University of Sussex — 1 operation(s) for oauth.

University of Sussex other API

The other API from University of Sussex — 7 operation(s) for other.

University of Sussex profiles API

The profiles API from University of Sussex — 2 operation(s) for profiles.

University of Sussex projects API

The projects API from University of Sussex — 17 operation(s) for projects.

University of Sussex symplectic API

The symplectic API from University of Sussex — 5 operation(s) for symplectic.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

University Of Sussex Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

University Of Sussex Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

University Of Sussex Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

University Of Sussex Context

10 classes · 10 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

University of Sussex API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

University of Sussex API Rules

6 rules · 3 warnings 3 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

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

Figshare Article

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Figshare Collection

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Figshare Project

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

University Of Sussex Article Structure

16 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

University Of Sussex Collection Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

University Of Sussex Articles List Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

University Of Sussex Articles Search Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

University Of Sussex Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

University Of Sussex Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

University Of Sussex Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

University Of Sussex Agentic Access

157 operations · 81 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

157 operations · 81 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 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

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-sussex
name: University of Sussex
description: 'The University of Sussex is a research-intensive public university near Brighton, United Kingdom, ranked #247
  in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint is limited: the university''s research
  outputs (publications, data, theses) are hosted on Figshare, which exposes a public REST API, while identity and access
  are managed through Okta single sign-on (OAuth2/OpenID Connect) for staff and students. The former Sussex Research Online
  EPrints repository and its OAI-PMH endpoint have been decommissioned and now redirect to the Figshare-backed publications
  service. A GitHub organization exists but currently publishes no public repositories.'
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/university-of-sussex.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-sussex/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Education
- Higher Education
- University
- Research
- Open Access
- United Kingdom
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: university-of-sussex:okta-sso
  name: University of Sussex Single Sign-On (Okta)
  description: The University of Sussex uses Okta for single sign-on identity and access management, providing OAuth2 / OpenID
    Connect authentication to enrolled university applications including Sussex Direct. Access is gated to staff and students
    with @sussex.ac.uk credentials and is not a public, openly documented developer API.
  humanURL: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/services/sso
  tags:
  - Identity
  - Authentication
  - SSO
  - OAuth2
  - OpenID Connect
  - Okta
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/services/sso
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-altmetric-api
  name: University of Sussex altmetric API
  description: The altmetric API from University of Sussex — 1 operation(s) for altmetric.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - altmetric
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-altmetric-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-articles-api
  name: University of Sussex articles API
  description: The articles API from University of Sussex — 34 operation(s) for articles.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - articles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-articles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-authors-api
  name: University of Sussex authors API
  description: The authors API from University of Sussex — 2 operation(s) for authors.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - authors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-authors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-collections-api
  name: University of Sussex collections API
  description: The collections API from University of Sussex — 21 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-institutions-api
  name: University of Sussex institutions API
  description: The institutions API from University of Sussex — 20 operation(s) for institutions.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - institutions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-institutions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-oauth-api
  name: University of Sussex oauth API
  description: The oauth API from University of Sussex — 1 operation(s) for oauth.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - oauth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-oauth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-other-api
  name: University of Sussex other API
  description: The other API from University of Sussex — 7 operation(s) for other.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - other
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-other-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-profiles-api
  name: University of Sussex profiles API
  description: The profiles API from University of Sussex — 2 operation(s) for profiles.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - profiles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-profiles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-projects-api
  name: University of Sussex projects API
  description: The projects API from University of Sussex — 17 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
- aid: university-of-sussex:university-of-sussex-symplectic-api
  name: University of Sussex symplectic API
  description: The symplectic API from University of Sussex — 5 operation(s) for symplectic.
  humanURL: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  baseURL: https://api.figshare.com/v2
  tags:
  - symplectic
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/university-of-sussex-symplectic-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.figshare.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://sussex.figshare.com/
  - type: x-json-schema
    url: json-schema/university-of-sussex-article-schema.json
  - type: x-json-structure
    url: json-structure/university-of-sussex-article-structure.json
  - type: x-rules
    url: rules/university-of-sussex-rules.yml
  - type: x-vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/university-of-sussex-vocabulary.yml
  - type: x-json-ld
    url: json-ld/university-of-sussex-context.jsonld
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/university-of-sussex-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/university-of-sussex-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/university-of-sussex-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/university-of-sussex-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/universityofsussex
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-sussex/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/university-of-sussex-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/university-of-sussex-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/university-of-sussex-finops.yml
- type: Review
  url: review.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com