# University of Zurich

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/university-of-zurich/  
**Website:** https://www.uzh.ch/en.html  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland's largest university, founded in 1833, and is ranked #61 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. UZH does not operate a centralized public developer portal; its machine-readable footprint is centered on open scholarship and identity infrastructure. The Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA) exposes the university's research output, the GitHub organization "uzh" hosts open-source projects, and federated identity is provided through SWITCH edu-ID (SAML/Shibboleth and OpenID Connect). Most student-facing systems (course catalogue, OLAT LMS, student services) are web/SSO-gated rather than openly documented APIs.

## Kin Score — 34.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 54.5 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (5)

- **ZORA Repository OAI-PMH** — The Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA) provides open, worldwide access to the peer-reviewed research and scholarly output of the University of Zurich. ZORA supports OAI-P...
- **ZORA DSpace REST API** — Following its 2025 migration to DSpace 7+, ZORA exposes the standard DSpace REST API (HAL+JSON) for programmatic discovery of communities, collections, and items representing UZ...
- **University of Zurich Discovery API** — OpenID Provider metadata and key material
- **University of Zurich OAuth2 API** — Authorization and token issuance
- **University of Zurich OpenID Connect API** — Identity, userinfo, and session endpoints

## Agentic access (1)

- **University Of Zurich Agentic Access** — 8 operations · 3 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **University Of Zurich Authentication** — http/openIdConnect · 2 schemes
- **University Of Zurich Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **University Of Zurich Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Education, Higher Education, University, Switzerland, Open Access, Research Repository, Open Data, Identity

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-zurich/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.