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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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38.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 39/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
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11 APIs
EducationHigher EducationUniversityResearchOpen AccessUnited Kingdom

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 38.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.3 / 21
Developer Ergonomics 2.0 / 17
Access Clarity 4.9 / 17
Operational Transparency 2.9 / 11
Contract Governance 1.0 / 10
Discoverability 5.5 / 9
Regulatory Posture 7.5 / 15
Agent readiness — 39/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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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Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric articles API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric authors API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric collections API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric institutions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric oauth API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric other API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric profiles API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric projects API

OPEN COLLECTION

Figshare altmetric symplectic API

OPEN COLLECTION

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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: '0.23'
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
  - OpenID Connect
  - Okta
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Collection
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - 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: []
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Project
  tags_raw:
  - 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