# Tlo Mit — Wrapped API

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> Search and discover available technologies from MIT's Technology Licensing Office, filtering by keywords and accessing detailed information about each innovation. Find licensing opportunities and learn about specific technologies available for commercialization or partnership.

**Category:** Government & Public Data | **Website:** [tlo.mit.edu/industry-entrepreneurs/available-technologies](https://tlo.mit.edu/industry-entrepreneurs/available-technologies) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/83d5c2ac-c562-43ce-9f4f-48e0ca49ae4c/tlo-mit-edu-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/83d5c2ac-c562-43ce-9f4f-48e0ca49ae4c/tlo-mit-edu-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/tlo-mit/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

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## Endpoints

### Get technology

Get detailed information about a specific technology by its URL slug. Returns the full description, researchers list, invention type, case number, technology areas, and impact areas when available. The slug is available from search_technologies results[*].slug.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | URL slug of the technology page (e.g. 'regenerative-bioreactor-ion-concentration-0'). Available from search_technologies results[*].slug. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/tlo-mit/get-technology \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### Search technologies

Search and list available technologies from MIT TLO. Returns paginated results with technology summaries including title, case number, researchers, technology areas, and impact areas. Supports filtering by search query, license status, technology area, and impact area. Returns up to 20 results per page. Facet counts provide taxonomy IDs and researcher counts for further filtering. Pagination is zero-based.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `impact_area` | string | No | Comma-separated numeric taxonomy IDs for impact area filters. IDs can be found in the facet_counts of the response. |
| `license_status` | string | No | Comma-separated license status codes to filter by. Accepts: U (Unlicensed), EL (Exclusively Licensed), NEL (Non-Exclusively Licensed). Example: 'U' or 'U,EL'. |
| `page` | integer | No | Zero-based page number for pagination. |
| `query` | string | No | Full-text search query to filter technologies (e.g. 'robotics', 'machine learning'). |
| `technology_area` | string | No | Comma-separated numeric taxonomy IDs for technology area filters. IDs can be found in the facet_counts of the response. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/tlo-mit/search-technologies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"impact_area":"<string>","license_status":"<string>","page":"<integer>","query":"<string>","technology_area":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.