specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
provider: ROR
providerId: ror
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true

description: >-
  ROR provides free, open access to its REST API and registry data under the CC0
  license. No API key is currently required, but beginning Q3 2026, a free
  client ID will be required to maintain the standard rate limit. Registration
  for a client ID is available at no cost at https://ror.org/api-client-id.

plans:

  - name: Free (No Client ID)
    description: >-
      Open access to the ROR REST API without registration. Currently provides
      2,000 requests per 5-minute period per IP address. After Q3 2026, this
      tier will be reduced to 50 requests per 5-minute period for unidentified
      clients.
    type: free
    url: https://ror.readme.io/docs/rest-api
    entries:

      - name: API Requests (Current)
        description: Number of API requests allowed per 5-minute window without a client ID
        type: quota
        unit: requests
        limit: 2000
        timeFrame: PT5M
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD

      - name: API Requests (Post Q3 2026)
        description: Reduced request limit per 5-minute window after Q3 2026 without client ID
        type: quota
        unit: requests
        limit: 50
        timeFrame: PT5M
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD

      - name: Data Dump Access
        description: Full dataset download via Zenodo (120,000+ records), CC0 licensed
        type: boolean
        limit: true
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD

  - name: Free (With Client ID)
    description: >-
      Open access to the ROR REST API with a registered client ID. Maintains
      the standard 2,000 requests per 5-minute period after Q3 2026. Client ID
      registration is free at https://ror.org/api-client-id.
    type: freemium
    url: https://ror.org/api-client-id
    entries:

      - name: API Requests
        description: Number of API requests allowed per 5-minute window with a client ID
        type: quota
        unit: requests
        limit: 2000
        timeFrame: PT5M
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD

      - name: Client ID Registration
        description: Free registration for a client ID to maintain standard rate limits
        type: boolean
        limit: true
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD

      - name: Data Dump Access
        description: Full dataset download via Zenodo (120,000+ records), CC0 licensed
        type: boolean
        limit: true
        price: 0.00
        currency: USD