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Universities List API

⭐ Beginner's Pick Open Data / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)
87 Score
Grade A
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Overview

The Universities List API is a simple, free resource that returns university names, their country, and associated web domains from a community-maintained dataset. No authentication is required—just send a GET request with a country or name parameter and receive a JSON array. It is one of the easiest APIs to use for learning REST API basics because the response structure is minimal and predictable.

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Beginner Tip

Filter results by country using the ?country=US query parameter to avoid getting the full 10,000+ entry list in one shot—this keeps responses fast and easy to parse.

Available Data

country name and code
population
capital city
region and subregion
flag image URL

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "name": "Japan",
  "capital": "Tokyo",
  "population": 125800000,
  "region": "Asia",
  "languages": [
    "Japanese"
  ],
  "flag": "https://flagcdn.com/jp.svg",
  "currencies": [
    {
      "code": "JPY",
      "name": "Japanese yen"
    }
  ]
}

Field Reference

name Full official name of the university.
country Country where the university is located, using full English country name.
alpha_two_code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g., US, GB, JP).
domains List of web domains associated with the university (e.g., ["mit.edu"]).
web_pages List of official website URLs for the university.

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://github.com/Hipo/university-domains-list";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Very large response payload Calling the endpoint without any query parameters returns all universities at once.
✓ Always pass at least a country or name parameter to limit results, e.g., ?country=Canada.
Empty array returned Country name is spelled incorrectly or uses an abbreviation instead of the full name.
✓ Use the full English country name as it appears in ISO 3166, e.g., United States not USA.
HTTP vs HTTPS mixed-content warning The base endpoint uses HTTP which browsers may block from HTTPS pages.
✓ Fetch the data server-side (Node.js, Python) or use a proxy to avoid mixed-content browser restrictions.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 20/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 15/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 42ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Open Data
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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