# Cucas — Wrapped API

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> Search for scholarships and study programs across Chinese universities, browse detailed scholarship information, and discover the latest funding opportunities available through China's official university admission system. Find universities and compare academic programs to plan your studies in China.

**Category:** Education | **Website:** [cucas.cn/](https://cucas.cn/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/f271e4d7-edf6-4a25-9242-c513fff4ce2a/cucas-cn-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/f271e4d7-edf6-4a25-9242-c513fff4ce2a/cucas-cn-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_scholarship_detail

Get detailed information about a specific scholarship, including deadlines, eligibility, and required documents.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `url` | string | Yes | Full URL of the scholarship detail page |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/get_scholarship_detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"<string>"}'
```

### list_latest_scholarships

List latest scholarships added to CUCAS.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/list_latest_scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### list_popular_scholarships

List popular scholarships as featured on CUCAS.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/list_popular_scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### list_universities

List Chinese universities with filtering by alphabetical letter.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `letter` | string | No | Alphabetical letter (A-Z) |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/list_universities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"letter":"<string>","page":"<integer>"}'
```

### search_programs

Search for academic programs across universities.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword (e.g. Computer Science) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/search_programs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```

### search_scholarships

Search and filter available scholarships in China. Grouped by university.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Scholarship category (all_scholarship, full, partial, etc.) |
| `city` | string | No | City name or slug (e.g. beijing) |
| `degree` | string | No | Academic degree (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, etc.) |
| `language` | string | No | Teaching language (English, Chinese, etc.) |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number |
| `program` | string | No | Program keyword or slug |
| `university` | string | No | University slug |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cucas-cn-api-f271e4d7/search_scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","city":"<string>","degree":"<string>","language":"<string>","page":"<integer>","program":"<string>","university":"<string>"}'
```