name: Dryad
description: Dryad is a nonprofit open data publishing platform and repository that enables researchers to publish, preserve, and access research datasets. It provides a REST API for submitting, updating, and retrieving datasets associated with peer-reviewed publications in biology, ecology, and related disciplines.
image: https://datadryad.org/images/logo.png
tags:
  - Research Data
  - Open Science
  - Data Repository
  - Datasets
  - Biology
  - Ecology
  - Open Access
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: Dryad REST API
    description: The Dryad REST API v2 enables detailed interaction with Dryad dataset contents, including searching, submitting, publishing, updating, and downloading research datasets with DOI assignment and curation support.
    image: https://datadryad.org/images/logo.png
    humanURL: https://datadryad.org/api/v2/docs
    baseURL: https://datadryad.org/api/v2
    tags:
      - Datasets
      - Research Data
      - Data Submission
      - DOI
      - Open Science
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://datadryad.org/api/v2/docs
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app
      - type: SubmissionGuide
        url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/submission.md
      - type: SearchGuide
        url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/search.md
      - type: APIAccounts
        url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/api_accounts.md
      - type: DatasetMetadata
        url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/dataset_metadata.md
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/json-schema/
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/json-ld/context.jsonld
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dryad/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.json
    contact:
      - FN: Dryad Support
        email: help@datadryad.org
        url: https://datadryad.org/contact
common:
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://github.com/datadryad/dryad-app/blob/main/documentation/apis/api_accounts.md
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://datadryad.org/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://datadryad.org/privacy
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://datadryad.org/help/requirements/costs
  - type: Contact
    url: https://datadryad.org/contact
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.datadryad.org
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/datadryad
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://datadryad.org/account
  - type: InstitutionalPartners
    url: https://datadryad.org/institutions
  - type: PublisherPartners
    url: https://datadryad.org/publishers
modified: "2026-06-13"
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com