Clarivate Patents API

The Patents API from Clarivate — 9 operation(s) for patents.

Business capability
Intellectual Property Management BC-840

Operations 9

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /patents/document/abstract/availability Check patent abstract availability · Check Abstract availability and get URLS for download #
Ask an LLM
“How do I check whether abstract journal entries exist for my patents and get download URLs?”
“Can I query abstract availability by publication number input type?”
Tell an agent
Check abstract availability for patents {patents}.
Get abstract download URLs for {patents} in collection {collection}.
POST /patents/document/availability Check patent document availability · Check Patent availability and get URLS for download #
Ask an LLM
“How do I find out which patent full texts are available to download?”
“Can I get download URLs for a list of patents in one availability check?”
Tell an agent
Check document availability for patents {patents}.
Get patent download URLs for {patents} using input type {input_type}.
GET /patents/document/images/{document_guid} List image URLs for a patent · API to retrieve images for patents #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get the images of a patent document from the IP data Patents API?”
“Can I list a patent's figure URLs by its GUID?”
Tell an agent
List image URLs for patent document {document_guid} in the Patents API.
Show the figures attached to patent GUID {document_guid}.
POST /patents/document/json Fetch several patent documents by GUID · Call to fetch one or more full patent documents by GUID, with possibile filters #
Ask an LLM
“How do I retrieve multiple full patent documents in one call?”
“Can I restrict which fields come back for a batch of patents?”
Tell an agent
Fetch patent documents {GUIDS}.
Get patents {GUIDS} returning only fields {FIELDS}.
GET /patents/document/json/{document_guid} Get one full patent document · Call to fetch a full patent document by GUID #
Ask an LLM
“How do I pull the full JSON record of a single patent?”
“Can I get one patent document by its GUID?”
Tell an agent
Get patent document {document_guid} as JSON.
Show the full patent record for GUID {document_guid}.
GET /patents/document/pdf/{document_guid} Download a patent PDF · Retrieve PDF files for patents #
Ask an LLM
“How do I download the PDF of a patent from the IP data Patents API?”
“Can I get a patent as a PDF file by GUID?”
Tell an agent
Download the PDF for patent {document_guid} from the Patents API.
Fetch patent {document_guid} as a PDF file.
POST /patents/match_entity Fuzzy-match several patent field values · API to use match entity model #
Ask an LLM
“Can I fuzzy-match a batch of messy assignee names to canonical values?”
“How do I submit several values for fuzzy matching in one request?”
Tell an agent
Fuzzy-match these values {MATCH}.
Run the match entity model over the batch {MATCH}.
GET /patents/match_entity/{entity} Fuzzy-match one patent field value · API to use match entity model #
Ask an LLM
“How do I find the canonical form of a single company name used in patents?”
“Can I look up one field value by fuzzy match with a simple GET?”
Tell an agent
Fuzzy-match the single value {entity}.
Find the closest known patent entity to {entity}.
POST /patents/search Search and aggregate patents · Search patents, analytic format #
Ask an LLM
“How do I search patents and aggregate the results by a field?”
“Can I sort and page patent search results?”
Tell an agent
Search patents for {QUERY}.
Search patents matching {QUERY} ordered by {ORDERBY}, {LIMIT} per page from {OFFSET}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ipdata-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/converisreadapi
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/dss-search-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-journal
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/endnote
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/legacy_api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/converis_additional_api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/incites
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/sushi-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cud_api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric_ai_api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cddi-counter-five
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-download-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-researcher
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/woslite
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/lsh-download-ext-client
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wosrl-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cortellis-api-collection
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/patentmonitor-innography
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/reviewer-connect
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-agent-hub-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-searchretrieve-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/sushi-status-api
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Documentation
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/twa-riskmark-integration

Specifications

Schemas & Data

Other Resources

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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ipdata-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/converisreadapi/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/dss-search-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-journal/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/endnote/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/legacy_api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/converis_additional_api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/incites/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/sushi-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cud_api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric_ai_api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cddi-counter-five/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-download-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-researcher/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/woslite/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/lsh-download-ext-client/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wosrl-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/cortellis-api-collection/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/patentmonitor-innography/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/reviewer-connect/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-agent-hub-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/ric-searchretrieve-api/swagger
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X-GraphQLGated
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clarivate/refs/heads/main/graphql/clarivate-graphql.yml
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/sushi-status-api/swagger
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OpenAPISource
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/twa-riskmark-integration/swagger

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OpenAPI Specification

clarivate-patents-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: Derwent.support@clarivate.com
    name: Derwent API
  description: Derwent APIs provide seamless access to enriched patent data, enabling users to enhance their research capabilities and make faster, more informed decisions.
  termsOfService: https://clarivate.com/legal-center/terms-of-business/product-service-terms/
  title: Intellectual Property (IP) Data Patents API
  version: 1.0.7
servers:
- url: https://api.clarivate.com
security:
- key: []
tags:


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