diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
index fcc4dbcd9..0c96e45b2 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ public class RemoteFetcher {
     private String replaceCriteriaOnUrl(String path, ExternalUrlCriteria externalUrlCriteria, String firstPage) {
         String completedPath = path;
         if (externalUrlCriteria.getLike() != null) {
-            if (path.contains("openaire") && externalUrlCriteria.getLike().equals(""))
+            if ((path.contains("openaire") || path.contains("orcid")) && externalUrlCriteria.getLike().equals("")) {
                 completedPath = completedPath.replaceAll("\\{like}", "*");
-            else
+            } else {
                 completedPath = completedPath.replaceAll("\\{like}", externalUrlCriteria.getLike());
+            }
         } else {
             completedPath = completedPath.replace("{like}", "");
         }
@@ -186,6 +187,8 @@ public class RemoteFetcher {
         }
         if (externalUrlCriteria.getPageSize() != null) {
             completedPath = completedPath.replace("{pageSize}", externalUrlCriteria.getPageSize());
+        } else if (path.contains("orcid")) {
+            completedPath = completedPath.replace("{pageSize}", "10");
         } else {
             completedPath = completedPath.replace("{pageSize}", "60");
         }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalDetails.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalDetails.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3291e38ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalDetails.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package eu.eudat.models.data.external.orcid;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+@XmlRootElement(name = "personal-details", namespace = "http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details")
+public class PersonalDetails {
+
+	private PersonalName name;
+
+	public PersonalDetails(PersonalName name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public PersonalDetails() {
+	}
+
+	@XmlElement(name="name", namespace = "http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details")
+	public PersonalName getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+	public void setName(PersonalName name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalName.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalName.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e97ec6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/external/orcid/PersonalName.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package eu.eudat.models.data.external.orcid;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
+@XmlRootElement(name="name", namespace = "http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details")
+public class PersonalName {
+
+	private String id;
+	private String givenNames;
+	private String familyName;
+
+	public PersonalName(String givenNames, String familyName) {
+		this.givenNames = givenNames;
+		this.familyName = familyName;
+	}
+
+	public PersonalName() {
+	}
+
+	@XmlAttribute(name = "path")
+	public String getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+	public void setId(String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	@XmlElement(name = "given-names", namespace = "http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details")
+	public String getGivenNames() {
+		return givenNames;
+	}
+	public void setGivenNames(String givenNames) {
+		this.givenNames = givenNames;
+	}
+	@XmlElement(name = "family-name", namespace = "http://www.orcid.org/ns/personal-details")
+	public String getFamilyName() {
+		return familyName;
+	}
+	public void setFamilyName(String familyName) {
+		this.familyName = familyName;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/ExternalUrls.xml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/ExternalUrls.xml
index 70d437e0e..da79907a5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/ExternalUrls.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/ExternalUrls.xml
@@ -642,6 +642,44 @@
                 </data>
                 <paginationpath>$['meta']['pagination']['page','pages','count']</paginationpath>
             </urlConfig>
+            <urlConfig>
+                <key>orcid</key>
+                <label>ORCID</label>
+                <ordinal>2</ordinal>
+                <type>External</type>
+                <url>https://pub.sandbox.orcid.org/v3.0/search/?q={like}&amp;start={page}&amp;rows={pageSize}</url>
+                <firstPage>1</firstPage>
+                <contenttype>application/json; charset=utf-8</contenttype>
+                <data>
+                    <path>$['result'][*]['orcid-identifier']</path>
+                    <fields>
+                        <id>'id'</id>
+                        <name>'name'</name>
+                        <uri>'uri'</uri>
+                        <path>'path'</path>
+                        <host>'host'</host>
+                    </fields>
+                    <urlConfig>
+                        <key>orcid</key>
+                        <label>ORCID</label>
+                        <ordinal>3</ordinal>
+                        <type>External</type>
+                        <url>https://pub.{host}/v3.0/{path}/personal-details</url>
+                        <firstPage>1</firstPage>
+                        <data>
+                            <parse-class>eu.eudat.models.data.external.orcid.PersonalDetails</parse-class>
+                            <parse-field>name</parse-field>
+                            <merge-fields>
+                                <field>givenNames</field>
+                                <field>familyName</field>
+                            </merge-fields>
+                            <merge-field-name>name</merge-field-name>
+                        </data>
+                        <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
+                    </urlConfig>
+                </data>
+                <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
+            </urlConfig>
 <!--            <urlConfig>
                 <key>openAire</key>
                 <label>OpenAIRE</label>