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South African Universities API

All 26 public universities in one REST endpoint

Access comprehensive data on every South African public university. Includes application opening and closing dates, campus contacts, APS requirements, and province filters. Always up to date.

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What is included

26 Public Universities

Complete data on every DHET-accredited public university in South Africa.

Application Cycles

Opening and closing dates for each intake year, late application info, and fee schedules.

Contacts and Websites

Official website URLs, logos, and contact details for every institution.

Province Filtering

Filter universities by province to build regional finders and comparison tools.

Name Search

Full-text search by university name or short name across all 26 institutions.

Always Fresh

Data is kept current via automated syncs. Results always reflect the latest available information.

Available endpoints

GET/v1/data/universitiesList all universities

GET/v1/data/universities/:idGet university detail

Example

Request

curl https://api.labs.org.za/v1/data/universities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer labs_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "7bdd6ee4-e5ba-48b1-8fa9-de3f4defc5cc",
      "name": "University of the Western Cape",
      "short_name": "UWC",
      "website_url": "https://www.uwc.ac.za",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.apply.org.za/20240302021930/1200px-UWC_logo.svg.png",
      "province_name": "Western Cape"
    }
  ],
  "meta": { "total": 26, "page": 1, "per_page": 20 }
}

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