ORCID offers two APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that allow organizations to connect with individual users’ ORCID records. All the documentation that you need to build your own custom integration using our APIs can be found starting here.
New to ORCID and APIs? Our sample workflows provide information and best practices for organizations that are integrating ORCID into their systems. Familiar with APIs? Then get started planning your integration! See our basic tutorials for step-by-step instructions on how to read, add, and update your users’ ORCID records. For in depth technical information visit our Github pages. Here you can find technical tutorials as well as API version 2.1 and 3.0 specific documentation.
Our policy is to provide 12-18 months notice before sunsetting older versions of our API, and to give at least three months notice before turning off all release candidates for the previous version and updating the default API to the latest version. Our API 3.0 is the default version as of September 30, 2019.
We are committed to continuing to improve our backwards compatibility and to supporting our members throughout the upgrade process.
For help integrating with ORCID, members should contact their local Engagement Team Lead; non-members can join the ORCID API Users Group