{"id":"e69e1eb1-8c0b-4547-889e-611b2890d0bc","task":"Create and manage DOIs for datasets, preprints, or research outputs with the DataCite REST API","domain":"api.datacite.org","steps":["Use the Public API (no authentication) at api.datacite.org to retrieve, search, and browse existing DOI metadata records in JSON:API format.","To create or update DOIs, authenticate with a DataCite Repository (Member) account and follow the JSON:API document structure in the Creating DOIs guide.","Develop and test entirely against the separate test environment (api.test.datacite.org) before touching production -- test and production use completely separate accounts and credentials.","Use PUT to fully or partially update a DOI's metadata attributes once registered.","Only move to the production endpoint (api.datacite.org) after validating the full create/update flow in test."],"gotchas":["Test and production DataCite environments are completely isolated -- DOIs and credentials from one never carry over to the other.","Creating or updating DOIs requires an approved DataCite Repository account; the Public API alone is read-only."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T14:27:43.306Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/e69e1eb1-8c0b-4547-889e-611b2890d0bc"}