bioRxiv

bioRxiv Pubs API

The Pubs API from bioRxiv — 2 operation(s) for pubs.

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Operations 2

GET /pubs/{server}/{interval}/{cursor} Get published preprint details by interval #

GET /pubs/{server}/{doi}/na/{format} Get published preprint details by DOI #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: bioRxiv REST Pubs API
  description: REST API providing programmatic access to preprint metadata, full text, publication information, and usage statistics for biological research papers posted to bioRxiv and medRxiv. Supports filtering by date range, DOI, subject category, funder, and publisher.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: bioRxiv Support
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv
  license:
    name: bioRxiv Terms of Service
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/about-biorxiv
servers:
- url: https://api.biorxiv.org
  description: bioRxiv REST API server
tags:
- name: Pubs
paths:
  /pubs/{server}/{interval}/{cursor}:
    get:
      operationId: getPublishedPreprintDetails
      summary: Get published preprint details by interval
      description: Returns metadata for up to 100 published preprints from bioRxiv or medRxiv within a specified date range. Includes both preprint and publication metadata.
      parameters:
      - name: server
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Preprint server to query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - biorxiv
          - medrxiv
        example: biorxiv
      - name: interval
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Date range (YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD), numeric, or numeric+d
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 2021-06-01/2021-06-15
      - name: cursor
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Pagination cursor (0-based start position)
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
        example: 0
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Response format
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with published preprint metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedPreprintResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      tags:
      - Pubs
  /pubs/{server}/{doi}/na/{format}:
    get:
      operationId: getPublishedPreprintByDOI
      summary: Get published preprint details by DOI
      description: Returns metadata for a specific published preprint identified by its DOI from bioRxiv or medRxiv.
      parameters:
      - name: server
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Preprint server to query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - biorxiv
          - medrxiv
        example: biorxiv
      - name: doi
        in: path
        required: true
        description: DOI of the preprint
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 10.1101/339747
      - name: na
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Literal "na" placeholder
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - na
        example: na
      - name: format
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Response format
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          default: json
        example: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with published preprint metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedPreprintResponse'
        '404':
          description: DOI not found
      tags:
      - Pubs
components:
  schemas:
    PublishedPreprintMetadata:
      type: object
      description: Metadata for a published preprint
      properties:
        biorxiv_doi:
          type: string
          description: DOI of the bioRxiv/medRxiv preprint
          example: 10.1101/339747
        published_doi:
          type: string
          description: DOI of the published journal article
          example: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.001
        preprint_title:
          type: string
          description: Title of the preprint
        preprint_authors:
          type: string
          description: Authors of the preprint
        preprint_author_corresponding:
          type: string
          description: Corresponding author
        preprint_author_corresponding_institution:
          type: string
          description: Institution of corresponding author
        preprint_category:
          type: string
          description: Subject category of the preprint
        preprint_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date the preprint was posted
        preprint_doi:
          type: string
          description: Preprint DOI (alias of biorxiv_doi)
        published_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date the article was published
        published_citation_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of citations the published article has received
        preprint_platform:
          type: string
          description: Platform where preprint was posted (bioRxiv or medRxiv)
    ResponseMessage:
      type: object
      description: Status message included in API responses
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of the request (ok, error)
          example: ok
        interval:
          type: string
          description: The interval queried
          example: 2021-06-01/2021-06-15
        cursor:
          type: integer
          description: Current cursor position
          example: 0
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of results returned
          example: 30
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of results available
          example: 342
    PublishedPreprintResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from published preprint details endpoint
      properties:
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseMessage'
        collection:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedPreprintMetadata'