getUniversities

Returns institutions matching the provided filters, closest name matches first, then by enrollment (largest first). At least one filter parameter (excluding offset/limit) is required. Free users can use name or country; all other filters are premium only. Closed institutions are excluded unless s...

SERVERAPI Ninjas SOURCEhttps://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 120 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/com-api-ninjas-mcp/getuniversities.md

WHAT IT DOES

What getUniversities does on API Ninjas

AI agents call getUniversities to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	—	Return a single institution by its id (from a previous response). Closed institutions are included. Premium only.
`city`	string	—	The city where the institution is located. Premium only.
`name`	string	—	The name of the institution to search for. Partial match, case- and accent-insensitive (e.g., "Harvard" matches "Harvard University"). Also matches native-langu
`level`	string	—	The type of institution. Premium only.
`limit`	integer	—	The maximum number of results to return. Must be between 1 and 30. Default is 10 for premium users, fixed at 5 for free users. Premium only.
`state`	string	—	The state, province or region where the institution is located, as a code (e.g., MA, ON) or a name (e.g., Bavaria). Premium only.
`domain`	string	—	An email domain or email address (e.g., student.mit.edu or jane@ox.ac.uk). Returns the institutions that use the domain; subdomains are matched to their parent
`offset`	integer	—	The number of results to skip. Must be zero or a positive integer. Default is 0. Premium only.
`region`	string	—	Same as state. Premium only.
`status`	string	—	active (default), closed, or all. Closed institutions have stopped operating or merged into another institution. Premium only.
`control`	string	—	Ownership. private means private with unknown profit status. Premium only.
`country`	string	—	The country to filter by: an English country name or an ISO 3166 two- or three-letter code (e.g., Germany, DE or DEU). Case-insensitive. USA also returns US ter

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why getUniversities is rated Low

Even though getUniversities only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Risk signalsHigh parameter count (19 properties)

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs getUniversities safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API Ninjas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getUniversities, this is the rule to start with:

getUniversities Allowed

getUniversities is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getUniversities": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API Ninjas, apply this rule, and every getUniversities call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about getUniversities

What does the getUniversities tool do? +

What parameters does getUniversities accept? +

getUniversities accepts 12 parameters: id, city, name, level, limit, state, domain, offset, region, status, control, country. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on getUniversities? +

Register the API Ninjas MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getUniversities: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches API Ninjas. Nothing to install.

What risk level is getUniversities? +

getUniversities is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit getUniversities? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getUniversities rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block getUniversities completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getUniversities. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides getUniversities? +

getUniversities is provided by the API Ninjas MCP server (https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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