---
aid: complutense-university-of-madrid
name: Complutense University of Madrid
description: >-
  Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM) is a
  major public research university in Spain, ranked #164 in the QS World
  University Rankings 2025. Its public, machine-readable footprint is centered on
  open data: UCM is a founding member of UniversiDATA, a collaborative open-data
  portal for Spanish higher education built on DKAN, which exposes a documented
  DataStore API, CKAN Dataset API, and DCAT catalog API covering UCM datasets
  (degree programs, enrollments, staff, budgets, mobility, and procurement). UCM
  also operates Docta Complutense, its institutional repository on DSpace 7, and
  maintains an official GitHub organization. No general-purpose UCM developer
  portal for SIS, course, or library APIs was found publicly documented.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/complutense-university-of-madrid/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
  - Education
  - Higher Education
  - University
  - Open Data
  - Research
  - Spain
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-datastore
    name: UniversiDATA DataStore API
    description: >-
      DataStore query API of the UniversiDATA open-data platform (DKAN), of which
      Complutense University of Madrid is a founding participant. Returns the
      records of published data resources (including UCM datasets) in JSON, XML,
      or JSONP format.
    humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
    baseURL: https://www.universidata.es/api/action/datastore/search
    tags: [ Open Data, DataStore, DKAN, Datasets ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  - aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-ckan
    name: UniversiDATA CKAN Dataset API
    description: >-
      CKAN-compatible metadata API of the UniversiDATA platform. Lists datasets
      and resources and returns dataset/resource metadata, including UCM open
      datasets. Supports actions such as current_package_list_with_resources,
      package_show, and resource_show.
    humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
    baseURL: https://www.universidata.es/api/3/action/
    tags: [ Open Data, CKAN, Metadata, Datasets ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  - aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:universidata-dcat
    name: UniversiDATA DCAT Catalog API
    description: >-
      DCAT catalog API of UniversiDATA, exposing the dataset catalog per
      participating university. The UCM catalog is reachable via the university
      acronym path segment on the DCAT endpoint.
    humanURL: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
    baseURL: https://universidatacatalog.azurewebsites.net/api/universidades/
    tags: [ Open Data, DCAT, Catalog ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  - aid: complutense-university-of-madrid:docta-complutense
    name: Docta Complutense Institutional Repository
    description: >-
      Docta Complutense is UCM's open-access institutional repository, migrated in
      2023 to DSpace 7. As a DSpace platform it underpins open-access discovery of
      theses, articles, and research outputs; programmatic access (DSpace REST /
      OAI-PMH) is typically available but endpoint paths were not publicly
      confirmed during this review.
    humanURL: https://docta.ucm.es/
    tags: [ Repository, Open Access, DSpace, Research ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docta.ucm.es/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.ucm.es/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/UniversidadComplutense
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/universidad-complutense-de-madrid/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.universidata.es/el-api
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/complutense-university-of-madrid-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/complutense-university-of-madrid-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/complutense-university-of-madrid-finops.yml
  - type: Review
    url: review.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com