ORCID Public API

pub.orcid.org · Science

Science No Auth Free & Open Academic Research Researchers

Access public ORCID researcher profiles — affiliations, works, funding, peer reviews, and employment history. Over 21 million registered researchers. Free, no key required for public records.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get researcher record

Fetch a public ORCID researcher record.

https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

application/json

curl -X GET "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

import requests
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Accept"] = "application/json"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Accept: application/json"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search researchers

Search researchers by name.

https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search?q=family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan&rows=5

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curl -X GET "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search?q=family-name%3ATuring%2Bgiven-names%3AAlan&rows=5"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan",
    "rows": "5"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan');
url.searchParams.set('rows', '5');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan")
	q.Set("rows", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan",
  "rows" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "family-name:Turing+given-names:Alan",
    "rows" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed
Set Accept: application/json header
Try GET https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0001-5109-3700
Use /search?q= to search by name, keyword, or institution

What can you build with ORCID Public API?

ORCID Public API is a Science API. Developers commonly use science APIs for:

accessing research datasets and scientific literature
powering academic and R&D applications
running scientific calculations and simulations
visualising experimental and observational data
integrating with research and reference databases

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. ORCID Public API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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