ROR – Timeline for the Sunset of Version 1 of the ROR API and Schema

In April 2024, the ROR (Research Organization Registry) released version 2 of the ROR API and schema. What is the timeline of transition to version 2?

Week of July 28, 2025

  • ROR API requests with no version in the path will default to v2 instead of v1

This may be a breaking change for applications that use the ROR API with the expectation of a version 1 response, so ROR highly recommends reviewing your ROR API requests and making any necessary updates.

You can continue to retrieve version 1 responses by specifying “v1” in the request:

Early or mid-December 2025

  • V1 documentation will no longer be available
  • ROR API requests with v1 in the path will no longer return a response
  • V1 files will no longer be included in the ROR data dump

More on changes between version 1 and version 2 of the ROR API and schema