Cardiff University

---
aid: cardiff
name: Cardiff University
description: >-
  Cardiff University is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales, United
  Kingdom, ranked #186 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The university
  operates a public developer portal at data.cardiff.ac.uk (powered by WSO2 API
  Manager) exposing a small set of RESTful institutional APIs covering courses,
  modules, lookups, and research publications. The APIs are OAuth2-secured:
  integration requires creating an application and generating consumer keys and
  access tokens, with external developer access granted on request by emailing
  [email protected]. The gateway is hosted at api.data.cardiff.ac.uk.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cardiff/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
  - Education
  - Higher Education
  - University
  - United Kingdom
  - Wales
  - Open Data
  - Courses
  - Research
created: '2026-06-03'
modified: '2026-06-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: cardiff:courses
    name: Courses
    description: >-
      The Courses API provides a simple interface for applications that want to
      retrieve lists of courses or information relating to a specific course
      within Cardiff University. Clients can filter courses by school, language,
      level and year. OAuth2-secured; requires consumer keys and an access token.
    humanURL: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/1353914a-a34a-4fb5-85ac-ef06dda0bf2b
    baseURL: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/courses/v1
    tags: [ Courses, Catalog, Education ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/1353914a-a34a-4fb5-85ac-ef06dda0bf2b
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/cardiff-courses.yaml
  - aid: cardiff:modules
    name: Modules
    description: >-
      The Modules API exposes information about academic modules offered at
      Cardiff University via the institutional developer portal. OAuth2-secured;
      requires consumer keys and an access token.
    humanURL: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/e1345fea-99ae-4b42-8a0a-06b321ce5137
    baseURL: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/modules/v1
    tags: [ Modules, Catalog, Education ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/e1345fea-99ae-4b42-8a0a-06b321ce5137
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/cardiff-modules.yaml
  - aid: cardiff:lookups
    name: Lookups
    description: >-
      The Lookups API provides reference/lookup data used across Cardiff
      University's institutional APIs (for example code lists used to filter
      courses and modules). OAuth2-secured; requires consumer keys and an access
      token.
    humanURL: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/80738ed1-f656-45ef-ac30-df693142f8ed
    baseURL: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/lookups/v1
    tags: [ Lookups, Reference Data ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/80738ed1-f656-45ef-ac30-df693142f8ed
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/cardiff-lookups.yaml
  - aid: cardiff:publications
    name: Publications
    description: >-
      The Publications API provides a simple interface for applications that
      want to retrieve lists of publications or information relating to a
      specific research publication within Cardiff University. OAuth2-secured;
      requires consumer keys and an access token.
    humanURL: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/32d23956-5638-423f-8be2-01f583c407a3
    baseURL: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/publications/v1
    tags: [ Publications, Research, Education ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/32d23956-5638-423f-8be2-01f583c407a3
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/cardiff-publications.yaml
  - aid: cardiff:echo
    name: EchoTest
    description: >-
      An echo/test utility API published on Cardiff University's developer
      portal, typically used to verify connectivity and credentials against the
      gateway. OAuth2-secured.
    humanURL: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/157609f4-814a-4cac-aaac-384f700b64ea
    baseURL: https://api.data.cardiff.ac.uk/echo/v1
    tags: [ Testing, Utility ]
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/apis/157609f4-814a-4cac-aaac-384f700b64ea
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/cardiff-echo.yaml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://data.cardiff.ac.uk/devportal/
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cardiff-university/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/cardiff-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/cardiff-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/cardiff-finops.yml
  - type: Review
    url: review.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]