Open Access API

Overview

The Open Access (OA) API provides access to metadata and full-text content for over 1.5 million open access articles and chapters. It enables seamless integration of this content into various platforms.

Endpoints

  • /openaccess/json: Retrieve metadata for open access articles.
  • /openaccess/jats: Access full-text content for open access articles and chapters (where available).

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Example Request and Response

Request

bash
GET https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=keyword%3A%20test

Response

json
{
  "apiMessage": "This JSON was provided by Springer Nature",
  "query": "keyword: test",
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "nextPage": "/openaccess/json?q=keyword: test&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYc&s=11",
  "result": [
    {
      "total": "26000",
      "start": "1",
      "pageLength": "10",
      "recordsDisplayed": "10"
    }
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "title": "A study on renewable energy...",
      "doi": "10.1007/s12345-67890",
      "abstract": "This paper explores...",
      "publicationDate": "2023-05-01",
      "journalTitle": "Nature Energy"
    }
  ]
}

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