Read researcher publication and identity data from an ORCID record via the Public API

domain: pub.orcid.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Use the production Public API base URL https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/ (sandbox: https://pub.sandbox.orcid.org/v3.0/) for testing without touching real records.
  2. Request a record with GET /v3.0/{orcid-id}/record, or narrower sections like /person or /works, using the /read-public scope.
  3. For data visible only to trusted parties, use the Member API (api.orcid.org) with the /read-limited scope instead -- this requires an ORCID member API client registration.
  4. Parse responses per the ORCID v3.0 message schema documented in the ORCID-Source and orcid-model GitHub repos.
  5. Register a client via ORCID's developer tools to obtain credentials for authenticated Member API access when public data isn't sufficient.

Known gotchas

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