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Open Science Framework

Verified Jul 2026

OSF is the Center for Open Science's free repository for preregistrations, study materials, datasets, and manuscripts, and its JSON:API-based v2 API exposes that same content — projects, files, registrations, and users — for programmatic access. Reading public resources needs no key at all; only actions on private or owned data require an OAuth2 personal access token.

research-dataopen-sciencerepositorypreprintscollaboration
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score74out of 100
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. No key needed — call it now.
Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.