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ERIC API (Institute of Education Sciences)

Not stated as a total record count on the checked pages beyond the sample query; a search for "maritime" returned numFound 387 (checked 2026-11-05). Full texts are linked from records where available.

Open eric.ed.gov
Signal Scoredraft model
81
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Provider terms · terms linked
13
Evidence
3 source links checked
15
Freshness
verified 2026-11-06
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage
13

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
Free public keyless search via api.ies.ed.gov/eric; no account documented on the checked pages.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Provider termsterms
Licence note
ERIC's copyright policy (U.S. Dept of Education IES) says "The authors or publishers retain copyright to these works, which are used by ERIC with permission." and "ERIC does not retain copyright to the works indexed in the database and cannot grant permission to use indexed works under copyright protection." It also says "Certain works, including documents, reports, and other materials authored by the U.S. government, reside in the public domain and may be freely distributed and copied." Full texts stay under their owners' copyright unless they are a U.S. government public-domain work.
Attribution
No attribution requirement recorded.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-06

  1. 01eric.ed.gov/?api
  2. 02eric.ed.gov/?copyright
  3. 03api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=maritime&rows=1&format=json

// Good for

research-grey-literaturepaperseducationgovernment-reportsapi

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
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  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
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    "arguments": {
      "slug": "eric-api"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
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  "name": "ERIC API (Institute of Education Sciences)",
  "slug": "eric-api",
  "domain": "Research & Grey Literature",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "Provider terms",
  "licenseUrl": "https://eric.ed.gov/?copyright",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-06",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://eric.ed.gov/?api",
    "https://eric.ed.gov/?copyright",
    "https://api.ies.ed.gov/eric/?search=maritime&rows=1&format=json"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "research-grey-literature",
    "papers",
    "education",
    "government-reports",
    "api"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://eric.ed.gov/?api"
}

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