Overview

Introduction

The IPEDS API provides metadata and lookup capabilities for educational institutions reporting via the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). It also supports translation between CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) and SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) codes.

This API enables applications to retrieve institution details and explore relationships between education programs and occupations.

Note: By default, all clients are allowed a maximum of** 5 requests per second.** Contact us if you require higher limits.

API Endpoint

There are multiple endpoints within this category. Refer to individual API docs under the IPEDS section.

Request Headers

(*) Indicates the action to be required

All requests must include the following headers:

Authentication

All endpoints in this category require an OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token for authentication. Tokens are granted through Lightcast’s Authentication API and are valid for 1 hour.

Note: The IPEDS API does not require a specific scope. Access is granted based on your existing client credentials.

Sample Request

curl --request POST \
  --url https://auth.emsicloud.com/connect/token \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  --data client_id=CLIENT_ID \
  --data client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET \
  --data grant_type=client_credentials

Request Parameters

Sample Response

{
  "access_token": "<ACCESS_TOKEN>",
  "expires_in": 3600,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}

Note that the Tokens expire after 3600 seconds. To maintain uninterrupted access, refresh the token before it expires. To know more about this, refer to the Authentication guide.

Response Parameters

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