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South African Universities API

All 26 public universities in one endpoint

Access comprehensive data on every South African public university including campuses, application cycles, contacts, faculties, and APS requirements. Updated continuously from apply.org.za.

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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 status.

Campuses and Contacts

Campus locations with coordinates, contact details, admissions contacts, and website URLs.

Province Filtering

Filter universities by province slug to build regional finders.

Search

Full-text search by university name or short name.

Always Fresh

Synced from apply.org.za via automated cron. Data reflects the latest updates.

Available endpoints

GET/v1/universitiesList all universities

GET/v1/universities/{idOrSlug}Get university detail

GET/v1/universities/{idOrSlug}/qualificationsList qualifications

GET/v1/universities/{idOrSlug}/aps-rulesGet APS rules

GET/v1/provincesList all provinces

Example

Request

curl https://api.apply.org.za/v1/universities \
  -H "X-API-Key: uafm_live_your_token"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "...",
      "name": "University of Cape Town",
      "short_name": "UCT",
      "slug": "uct",
      "province": {
        "name": "Western Cape",
        "slug": "western-cape"
      },
      "website_url": "https://www.uct.ac.za",
      "status": "active",
      "application_cycles": [
        {
          "intake_year": 2026,
          "open_date": "2025-04-01",
          "close_date": "2025-09-30",
          "status": "open"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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