TL;DR: Studid's Free API that confirms a user belongs to a real university — through their own institution's login. Two API calls, no documents, no email verification, no API keys. The problem You need to know if someone is actually a student or researcher. The usual options: Upload a student ID or transcript — privacy hassle, manual review, easy to fake Check their .edu email — anyone can buy one, not real verification Build university SSO yourself — SAML certs, metadata, federation paperwork, weeks of work None of these are good for you or your users. A different way The user logs in at their own university (same credentials they use for courses, email, library). You get back a simple result: yes, this person is at this institution. MFA included — the university handles it. Two REST calls, no protocol knowledge needed.…