ORCID records can contain the same types of information that would typically be found in a CV or resume, but rather than storing this information in a static document, ORCID is interoperable and data within an ORCID record can be transferred and shared between ORCID and other systems that are integrated with the ORCID API.The tables below outline all of the different types of data that can be stored in an ORCID record. Each section is linked to more details and instructions on how each type of data can be populated in ORCID. See more information and sample XML files for each data type.
Label on ORCID Record
API Endpoint
Description
First NameLast NamePublished Name
/personal-details (read only)
Personal details: the researcher’s name, credit (published) name, and biography
Biography
(see /personal-details above)
Brief description of career history and interests
Country
/address
The researcher’s countries or regions
Email
/email (read only)
The email address(es) associated with the record
Other IDs
/external-identifiers
Linked external identifiers in other systems
Keywords
/keywords
Keywords related to the researcher and their work
Also known as
/other-names
Other names by which the researcher is known
Websites
/researcher-urls
Links to the researcher’s personal or profile pages
Employment
/employments
Employment affiliations
Education
/educations
Education affiliations
Qualification
/qualifications
Summary of qualifications
Membership
/memberships
Summary of memberships
Service
/services
Summary of services
Invited position
/invited-positions
Summary of invited positions
Distinction
/distinctions
Summary of distinctions
Funding
/fundings
Summary of funding activities
Work
/works
Summary of research works
Peer review activity can only be added to an ORCID record by a trusted organization via the ORCID member API using the Peer Review workflow. Individuals can not add peer review activity to their own ORCID record.
Peer Review
/peer-reviews
Summary of peer review activities
Research Resource
/research-resources
Summary of research resources
Description
/record (read only)
Summary view of the full ORCID record
/person (read only)
Biographical section of the ORCID record:
/activities (read only)
Summary of the activities section of the ORCID record:
