One establishment · University establishments
Good to know. Geographic filters use source labels, not administrative codes. Universities: 2024-2025 directory, 2023-2024 enrollment.
Understand the context
Collégial means lower secondary (middle school); qualifiant means upper secondary (high school). BTS is a postsecondary higher-technician diploma. CPGE are preparatory classes for competitive entrance to higher-education schools. A university contains several establishments, such as faculties, schools and institutes.
Read the response
data: The requested results, as an object or an array.
meta: Dataset sources, license and dates. null means unknown or unavailable.
API v2 is the canonical path. Older /api/v1 paths remain compatibility aliases for the currently published behavior, including pagination; no removal date is scheduled.
Response fields 12
[] means each item in a list. null means unknown or unavailable, never zero. The guide language does not translate source values.
dataobjectRequested result: a single object or a list.
data.idstringIdentifier of this item in the dataset; not necessarily an official code.
data.university_frstringParent university in French, not the name of an individual faculty.
data.university_arstringParent university in Arabic.
data.establishment_frstringFrench name of the university establishment, such as a faculty or school.
data.establishment_arstringArabic name of the university establishment.
data.abbreviationstringPublished abbreviation for the establishment.
data.citystringCity stated by the source; not necessarily an administrative code.
data.addressstring | nullPostal address as published.
data.enrollment_2023_2024integer | nullStudent enrollment for academic year 2023-2024, not current enrollment.
data.telephonestring | nullPublished telephone number; live availability is not verified.
data.faxstring | nullPublished fax number.
Data structure
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"data",
"meta"
],
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"id",
"university_fr",
"university_ar",
"establishment_fr",
"establishment_ar",
"abbreviation",
"city",
"address",
"enrollment_2023_2024",
"telephone",
"fax"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"university_fr": {
"type": "string"
},
"university_ar": {
"type": "string"
},
"establishment_fr": {
"type": "string"
},
"establishment_ar": {
"type": "string"
},
"abbreviation": {
"type": "string"
},
"city": {
"type": "string"
},
"address": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"enrollment_2023_2024": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"telephone": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"fax": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
}
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"dataset",
"total",
"license",
"retrieved_at",
"transformation_version",
"sources"
],
"properties": {
"dataset": {
"enum": [
"universites-publiques"
]
},
"total": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
"license": {
"enum": [
"ODbL-1.0"
]
},
"retrieved_at": {
"enum": [
"2026-10-13"
]
},
"transformation_version": {
"enum": [
"1.0.0"
]
},
"sources": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"items": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"dataset",
"producer",
"source_url",
"resource_url",
"license",
"source_updated_at"
],
"properties": {
"dataset": {
"type": "string"
},
"producer": {
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"resource_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"license": {
"enum": [
"ODbL-1.0"
]
},
"source_updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}Sources and pagination 13
metaobjectResult context: sources, dates, license and pagination where applicable.
meta.datasetstringName of the dataset for this result or source.
Accepted values:
"universites-publiques"meta.totalintegerNumber of matching records before pagination; not the size of this page.
meta.licensestringReuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.
Accepted values:
"ODbL-1.0"meta.retrieved_atstringDate the project retrieved the source file; not the observation date.
Accepted values:
"2026-10-13"meta.transformation_versionstringVersion of the dataset conversion rules; separate from the API version.
Accepted values:
"1.0.0"meta.sourcesobject[]Sources used for this result, with their publishers and licenses.
meta.sources[].datasetstringName of the dataset for this result or source.
meta.sources[].producerstringOrganization publishing the original data.
meta.sources[].source_urlstringSource publication or dataset landing page.
meta.sources[].resource_urlstringLink to the actual file or resource used.
meta.sources[].licensestringReuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.
Accepted values:
"ODbL-1.0"meta.sources[].source_updated_atstringLast update reported by the source; not the retrieval date.
Errors
400: Invalid or missing parameter.404: Resource not found.
Errors return error.code, error.message and error.request_id.
errorobjectDetails of a failed request; replaces data and meta.
error.codestringStable error code, such as RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND; use it in application logic.
error.messagestringHuman-readable error explanation; use code for application logic.
error.request_idstringIdentifier for this request, useful when reporting a problem.