# ORCID API

> ORCID returns public researcher profiles, works, affiliations, and funding as a workflow and API.

ORCID’s Get researcher method returns public profile, affiliation, funding, and work data from a name, ORCID iD, or profile link. Add an institution to help distinguish researchers with the same name; private entries are not included.

- Page: https://fous.com/workflows/orcid
- Handle: `@orcid`
- Category: [Science](https://fous.com/workflows/category/science)
- Source website: https://orcid.org
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026
- Fous is not affiliated with ORCID.

## Methods

### Get researcher

Operation `get_researcher`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Get a researcher’s public ORCID profile, affiliations, funding, and up to 100 works by name or ORCID iD. An institution helps distinguish namesakes; private entries are not included.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | no | `"Jennifer Doudna"` | Researcher’s name, ORCID iD, or ORCID profile link; for example, Jennifer Doudna. |
| `orcid_id` | string | no | `"0000-0002-1825-0097"` | ORCID iD or profile link instead of a name, for example, 0000-0002-1825-0097. |
| `institution` | string | no | `"University of Ottawa"` | Institution to distinguish people with the same name, for example, University of Cambridge. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "required": [
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "orcid_id"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Researcher’s name, ORCID iD, or ORCID profile link; for example, Jennifer Doudna.",
      "examples": [
        "Jennifer Doudna",
        "John Smith"
      ]
    },
    "orcid_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "ORCID iD or profile link instead of a name, for example, 0000-0002-1825-0097.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        "0000-0002-1825-0097"
      ]
    },
    "institution": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Institution to distinguish people with the same name, for example, University of Cambridge.",
      "examples": [
        "University of Ottawa"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "orcid_id": "0000-0002-1825-0097"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jennifer Doudna"
    },
    {
      "name": "John Smith",
      "institution": "University of Ottawa"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string or null | `"Josiah Carberry"` |  |
| `works` | array |  |  |
| `works[].link` | string | `"https://doi.org/10.5555/12345680"` | Page link for this entry. |
| `works[].type` | string or null | `"journal article"` |  |
| `works[].year` | string or null | `"2012"` |  |
| `works[].title` | string or null | `"A Methodology for the Emulation of Architecture"` |  |
| `works[].journal` | string or null | `"21st Century Science and Technology"` |  |
| `works[].doi_link` | string or null | `"https://doi.org/10.5555/12345680"` |  |
| `funding` | array |  |  |
| `funding[].link` | string | `"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-3511"` | Page link for this entry. |
| `funding[].title` | string or null | `"Alterations in regional myocardial function"` |  |
| `funding[].funder` | string or null | `"NIH Office of the Director"` |  |
| `funding[].end_date` | string or null | `"2018-03"` |  |
| `funding[].start_date` | string or null | `"2018-02"` |  |
| `keywords` | array |  |  |
| `orcid_id` | string | `"0000-0002-1825-0097"` |  |
| `websites` | array |  |  |
| `websites[].link` | string | `"http://library.brown.edu/about/hay/carberry.php"` | Page link for this entry. |
| `websites[].name` | string or null | `"Brown University Page"` |  |
| `biography` | string or null |  |  |
| `education` | array |  |  |
| `education[].link` | string | `"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-3511"` | Page link for this entry. |
| `education[].end_date` | string or null | `"2012-12-28"` |  |
| `education[].start_date` | string or null | `"2009-01-01"` |  |
| `education[].organisation` | string or null | `"Nova Scotia Health Authority South Western Nova Scotia"` |  |
| `education[].role_or_degree` | string or null | `"Postdoctorate of Medicine and of Philosophy, Cardiopathies"` |  |
| `employment` | array |  |  |
| `employment[].link` | string | `"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097"` | Page link for this entry. |
| `employment[].end_date` | string or null | `"2018-10-10"` |  |
| `employment[].start_date` | string or null | `"1930-02-29"` |  |
| `employment[].organisation` | string or null | `"Wesleyan University"` |  |
| `employment[].role_or_degree` | string or null | `"Professor"` |  |
| `other_names` | array |  |  |
| `profile_link` | string | `"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097"` |  |
| `other_matches` | array |  |  |
| `other_matches[].name` | string | `"John Smith"` |  |
| `other_matches[].institution` | string or null | `"Fluent Technology"` |  |
| `other_matches[].profile_link` | string | `"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-6292"` | Page link for this entry. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "orcid_id": "0000-0002-1825-0097"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "name": "Josiah Carberry",
  "works": [
    {
      "link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/12345680",
      "type": "journal article",
      "year": "2012",
      "title": "A Methodology for the Emulation of Architecture",
      "journal": null,
      "doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/12345680"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/666655554444",
      "type": "journal article",
      "year": "2012",
      "title": "The Memory Bus Considered Harmful",
      "journal": null,
      "doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/666655554444"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/987654321",
      "type": "journal article",
      "year": "2011",
      "title": "The Impact of Interactive Epistemologies on Cryptography",
      "journal": null,
      "doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.5555/987654321"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [],
  "keywords": [
    "psychoceramics",
    "ionian philology"
  ],
  "orcid_id": "0000-0002-1825-0097",
  "websites": [
    {
      "link": "http://library.brown.edu/about/hay/carberry.php",
      "name": "Brown University Page"
    },
    {
      "link": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Carberry",
      "name": "Wikipedia Entry"
    }
  ],
  "biography": null,
  "education": [],
  "employment": [
    {
      "link": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097",
      "end_date": null,
      "start_date": "1930-02-29",
      "organisation": "Wesleyan University",
      "role_or_degree": "Professor"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097",
      "end_date": null,
      "start_date": "1929-02-29",
      "organisation": "Brown University",
      "role_or_degree": "Professor"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": [
    "Josiah Stinkney Carberry",
    "J. Carberry",
    "J. S. Carberry"
  ],
  "profile_link": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097",
  "other_matches": []
}
```

## Quick start

Call the API with a Fous API key (`FOUS_API_KEY`). To create one, turn on Developer mode in Fous Studio, then open Keys & connections → API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys).

```bash
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@orcid",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_researcher",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "orcid_id": "0000-0002-1825-0097"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
import json
import os
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = os.environ.get("FOUS_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example")

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@orcid\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"get_researcher\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"orcid_id\": \"0000-0002-1825-0097\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
// First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
const apiKey = process.env.FOUS_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example");

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@orcid",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_researcher",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "orcid_id": "0000-0002-1825-0097"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

Or describe the data in plain language: send `{"api":"@orcid","prompt":"Describe the data you need, with every detail"}` to the same URL. Fous fills in the input, runs the method that fits and returns only the fields you asked for; `data.route.calls[].request` is the exact call it made. Routing is free; the run costs the same.

## Use cases

- Find researchers by name or ORCID iD
- Review a researcher’s works and journals
- Track funding awards and funders
- Compare researcher affiliations and education
- Build researcher lists by institution

## FAQ

### Is Fous affiliated with ORCID?

No. Fous is not affiliated with ORCID. This workflow reads the public orcid.org website and returns its data.

### How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a ORCID account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from orcid.org when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

### What works are listed for a researcher?

Get researcher returns up to 100 public works, including titles, types, years, journals, and DOI links.

### Where has a researcher worked or studied?

Get researcher returns public employment and education entries, including organizations, roles or degrees, and dates.

### What funding is listed on a researcher’s profile?

Get researcher returns public funding entries with titles, funders, and start and end dates.

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