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Search universities worldwide by name and country — domains, web pages, and location.

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Data source: Hipolabs Universities API

REST Bridge Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/rest/university/
Authentication

All requests require a Gnist-API-Key header (or api_key query parameter).

Free tier: 100 calls/day. Get your API key.

Tools (2)

search_universities

Search universities worldwide by name and/or country.

Returns university name, country, domains, and web pages.
At least one of name or country should be provided for meaningful results.

Args:
name: Partial university name to search for.
country: Country name to filter by.
limit: Maximum number of results to return (default 20).

Returns:
Dictionary with 'count' and 'universities' list. Each university has
name, country, alpha_two_code, state_province, domains, and web_pages.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
nameanyoptionalPartial university name to search for (e.g. 'MIT', 'Oxford', 'technol'). Optional.
countryanyoptionalCountry name to filter by (e.g. 'United States', 'Norway', 'Germany'). Optional.
limitintegeroptionalMaximum number of results to return (1-100, default 20). (default: 20)
Request Body
{
  "query": "example"
}
report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feedbackstringrequired
feedback_typestringoptional (default: "general")
Request Body
{
  "feedback": "example"
}

Quick Start

Shell
curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/university/report_feedback" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"feedback": "example"}'
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/university/report_feedback",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
  "feedback": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

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