# 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 for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/`
**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

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## 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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/get-scholarship-detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/list-latest-scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/list-popular-scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/list-universities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/search-programs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/cucas/search-scholarships \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","city":"<string>","degree":"<string>","language":"<string>","page":"<integer>","program":"<string>","university":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
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- [Credits and billing](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
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