diff --git a/cloudapp/src/app/main/main.component.ts b/cloudapp/src/app/main/main.component.ts
index f9d7efa..f86a3f4 100644
--- a/cloudapp/src/app/main/main.component.ts
+++ b/cloudapp/src/app/main/main.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subscription, forkJoin } from 'rxjs';
 import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { CloudAppEventsService, Entity, PageInfo, EntityType } from '@exlibris/exl-cloudapp-angular-lib';
 import { RefineServiceDef } from '../models/refine-service';
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { SelectSetComponent } from '../select-set/select-set.component';
 import { MatSelectChange } from '@angular/material/select';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { SelectEntitiesComponent } from '../select-entities/select-entities.component';
+import { RefineService } from '../services/refine.service';
+import { HttpProxyService } from '../services/http.service';
+import { mergeMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-main',
@@ -29,13 +32,25 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(
     private eventsService: CloudAppEventsService,
-    public configService: ConfigService,
-    private router: Router
+    public configService: ConfigService, private refineService: RefineService,
+    private httpService: HttpProxyService, private router: Router
   ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.serviceSelect = new FormControl(this.configService.selectedRefineService);
-    this.configService.getSettings().subscribe(settings=>this.refineServices=Object.values(settings.refineServices));
+    this.eventsService.getInitData().pipe(
+        tap(res => this.httpService.setAlmaHostName(res.urls.alma) ), 
+        mergeMap(_ =>  forkJoin([this.refineService.checkOrcidPermissions(), this.configService.getSettings()])))
+    .subscribe(res=> {
+      const hasOrcidPermission = res[0];
+      const settings = res[1];
+      this.refineServices=Object.entries(settings.refineServices).filter(([key, value]) => {
+        // check permissions
+        if (key === `orcid`) {
+          return hasOrcidPermission
+        }
+        return true;
+    }).map(([key, value]) => value)});
     this.pageLoad$ = this.eventsService.onPageLoad(this.onPageLoad);
   }
 
diff --git a/cloudapp/src/app/models/refine-service.ts b/cloudapp/src/app/models/refine-service.ts
index 8b82b6b..dffda7b 100644
--- a/cloudapp/src/app/models/refine-service.ts
+++ b/cloudapp/src/app/models/refine-service.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { RefineService } from "../services/refine.service";
+
+export const ORCID_URL: string = "view/orcidForAlmaRefineCloudApp";
+
 export interface RefineServiceDef {
   name: string,
   url: string,
@@ -118,5 +122,25 @@ export const defaultRefineServices: RefineServices = {
     ],
     "uriSubfield": "1",
     "correctTerm": false,
-  }
+  },
+  "orcid": {
+    "name": "ORCID",
+    "url": ORCID_URL,//ORCID hostname is added as a prefix, while using this value.
+    "prefix": "https://orcid.org/",
+    "fields": [
+      { "tag": "100", "subfield": "a", "indexes": ["/people/person"], "subfield2": [], "hints": [] }
+    ],
+    "uriSubfield": "1",
+    "correctTerm": false,
+  },
+//   "homosaurus": {
+//     "name": "HOMOSAURUS",
+//     "url": "https://homosaurus-reconcile-csv.glitch.me/reconcile",
+//     "prefix": "https://homosaurus.org/v3/",
+//     "fields": [
+//       { "tag": "100", "subfield": "a", "indexes": ["/people/person"], "subfield2": [], "hints": [] }
+//     ],
+//     "uriSubfield": "1",
+//     "correctTerm": false,
+//   }
 }
diff --git a/cloudapp/src/app/services/http.service.ts b/cloudapp/src/app/services/http.service.ts
index ce4cde1..1347f76 100644
--- a/cloudapp/src/app/services/http.service.ts
+++ b/cloudapp/src/app/services/http.service.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ import { CloudAppEventsService } from "@exlibris/exl-cloudapp-angular-lib";
 import { of } from "rxjs";
 import { map, switchMap, tap } from "rxjs/operators";
 import { environment } from '../../environments/environment';
+import { ORCID_URL } from "../models/refine-service";
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class HttpProxyService {
   private _token: string;
+  private almaHostName: string;
+
+  setAlmaHostName(name) {
+    this.almaHostName = name;
+  }
 
   constructor(
     private events: CloudAppEventsService,
@@ -18,14 +24,22 @@ export class HttpProxyService {
 
   get<T = any>(uri: string, options: { params?: HttpParams, headers?: HttpHeaders } = { params: null, headers: null }) {
     if (!options.headers) options.headers = new HttpHeaders();
+    let isOrcid = uri === ORCID_URL;
+    let host = environment.proxy;
+    if (isOrcid) {
+      uri = this.almaHostName + uri;
+    }
     const url = new URL(uri);
+    if (isOrcid) {
+      host = "";
+    }
     return this.getToken().pipe(
       tap(token => {
         options.headers = options.headers
           .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
           .set('X-Proxy-Host', url.hostname);
       }),
-      switchMap(() => this.http.get<T>(`${environment.proxy}${url.pathname}`, options)),
+      switchMap(() => this.http.get<T>(`${host}${url.pathname}`, options)),
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/cloudapp/src/app/services/refine.service.ts b/cloudapp/src/app/services/refine.service.ts
index ef07c44..1d2d513 100644
--- a/cloudapp/src/app/services/refine.service.ts
+++ b/cloudapp/src/app/services/refine.service.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { HttpProxyService } from './http.service';
-import { RefineServiceDef, RefineQueries, RefineResponse } from '../models/refine-service';
+import { RefineServiceDef, RefineQueries, RefineResponse, ORCID_URL} from '../models/refine-service';
 import { Refinements } from '../models/bib';
 import { Utils } from '../utilities/utilities';
 import * as crc from 'js-crc';
-import { from } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, from } from 'rxjs';
 import { mergeMap, toArray, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 const BATCH_SIZE = 10;
@@ -59,4 +59,8 @@ export class RefineService {
     return {uri: uri, previewUrl: previewUrl};
   }
 
+  checkOrcidPermissions() : Observable<boolean>{
+    return this.http.get<object>(ORCID_URL, { params: new HttpParams().set('query', 'hasOrcidCredentials') })
+      .pipe(map(res => res['hasOrcidCredentials']))
+  }
 }