ORCID Public API
ORCID Public API for searching publicly available researcher records and retrieving public works, employments, education, identifiers, and profile metadata.
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What you can do with ORCID Public API via MCP
Every endpoint below becomes a governed tool your AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, or a customer-facing VX agent) can call — with scoped permissions, sandbox testing, and audit logs.
| Method | Path | Operation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /search/ |
get_search | Search public ORCID records Method: GET Path: /search/ IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 2 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Query Parameters: REQUIRED: - q: ORCID search query OPTIONAL: - start: Result offset - rows: Number of records |
| GET | /{orcid}/record |
get_orcid_record | Get a public ORCID record Method: GET Path: /{orcid}/record IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 0 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Path Parameters: REQUIRED: - orcid: ORCID iD such as `0000-0002-1825-0097` |
| GET | /{orcid}/works |
get_orcid_works | Get works from a public ORCID record Method: GET Path: /{orcid}/works IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 0 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Path Parameters: REQUIRED: - orcid: ORCID iD |
| GET | /{orcid}/person |
get_orcid_person | Get person details from a public ORCID record Method: GET Path: /{orcid}/person IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 0 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Path Parameters: REQUIRED: - orcid: ORCID iD |
Usage guide
Public record reads can be requested with the ORCID API media type and do not require a user token for public data. For broader or member-scoped access, register an OAuth application with ORCID and send an OAuth 2.0 bearer access token. Use the official versioned API endpoint and request the documented `application/vnd.orcid+json` representation. Official documentation: https://info.orcid.org/documentation/api-tutorials/api-tutorial-read-data-on-a-record/
How to use this spec
- Create a free VX Agents account (sandbox tools included).
- Open the marketplace and connect “ORCID Public API” to an agent.
- Expose it as an MCP server for Claude/ChatGPT, or chat with it directly.