aid: datacite
name: DataCite
description: 'DataCite is a leading global non-profit organization that provides DOI
  (Digital Object Identifier) registration and persistent identifier services for
  research outputs, enabling researchers to cite, discover, and access scholarly data.
  DataCite maintains a REST API for minting and managing DOIs, querying metadata records,
  and accessing the global research data graph. Membership-based access allows institutions
  to register DOIs through APIs and the Fabrica web interface, while public metadata
  retrieval is freely available to anyone. DataCite also offers a GraphQL API, a legacy
  Metadata Store (MDS) API, usage statistics via its Usage Reports API, and scholarly
  event tracking via the Event Data API.

  '
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- DOI
- Persistent Identifiers
- Scholarly Metadata
- Research Data
- Open Science
- Linked Data
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datacite/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: DataCite REST API
  description: 'The primary DataCite API for retrieving, creating, and updating DOI
    metadata records and account information. Follows the JSON:API specification.
    Public endpoints require no authentication; member endpoints require username/password
    or token authentication.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org
  tags:
  - DOI
  - Metadata
  - JSON:API
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/api
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datacite/lupo/master/openapi.yaml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-rest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://www.postman.com/datacite/datacite-rest-api-training/documentation/z7vc626/datacite-rest-api-training-2024
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/rate-limit
  - url: graphql/datacite-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- name: DataCite GraphQL API
  description: 'An alternative query interface for DOI metadata retrieval using the
    GraphQL query language. Currently supports queries only (no mutations or subscriptions).
    Publicly accessible without authentication for read queries.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-graphql-api-guide
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org/graphql
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - DOI
  - Metadata
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-graphql-api-guide
- name: DataCite MDS API
  description: 'The legacy Metadata Store (MDS) API for DOI registration and metadata
    management. Supports DOI minting and metadata uploads. Members are encouraged
    to migrate to the REST API as MDS legacy endpoints are being deprecated.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  baseURL: https://mds.datacite.org
  tags:
  - DOI
  - Metadata
  - Legacy
  - MDS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/mds-api-guide
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://github.com/datacite/sashimi/blob/master/openapi.yaml
- name: DataCite Event Data API
  description: 'Tracks mentions, citations, and scholarly events related to registered
    DOIs. Enables discovery of how research outputs are referenced and linked across
    the scholarly web.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/apis
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org/events
  tags:
  - Events
  - Citations
  - Scholarly
  - DOI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/apis
- name: DataCite Usage Reports API
  description: 'Provides access to COUNTER-compliant usage statistics for registered
    DOIs. Enables members and data repositories to track downloads, views, and access
    patterns for research outputs.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
  baseURL: https://api.datacite.org/reports
  tags:
  - Usage
  - Statistics
  - COUNTER
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/usage-reports-api-guide
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://github.com/datacite/sashimi/blob/master/openapi.yaml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/datacite-usage-reports-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://datacite.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.datacite.org
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/datacite
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datacite/
- type: Blog
  url: https://datacite.org/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://datacite.org/fees/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.datacite.org/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/DataCite
- type: BestPractices
  url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/best-practices-for-integrators
- type: UpcomingChanges
  url: https://support.datacite.org/docs/upcoming-changes
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/datacite-context.jsonld
- type: Plans
  url: plans/datacite-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/datacite-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/datacite-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com