Crossref

Crossref Agency API

The Agency API from Crossref — 1 operation(s) for agency.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /works/{doi}/agency

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/crossref/refs/heads/main/openapi/crossref-agency-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/crossref/refs/heads/main/json-schema/crossref-work-schema.json

Other Resources

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SwaggerUI
https://api.crossref.org/swagger-ui/
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PolitePool
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/tips-for-using-the-crossref-rest-api/#etiquette
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Tips
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/tips-for-using-the-crossref-rest-api/
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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/crossref/refs/heads/main/rules/crossref-rules.yml
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/crossref/refs/heads/main/json-ld/crossref-context.jsonld
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/crossref/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

crossref-agency-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Crossref Agency API
  description: The Crossref REST API is one of a variety of tools and APIs that allow anybody to search and reuse our members' metadata in sophisticated ways.
  contact:
    name: Crossref
    url: https://crossref.org
    email: support@crossref.org
  version: 3.32.0
servers:
- url: /
tags:
- name: Agency
paths:
  /works/{doi}/agency:
    get:
      tags:
      - Agency
      description: Gets the agency associated with a specific work by its DOI, as an example use DOI 10.5555/12345678
      parameters:
      - name: doi
        in: path
        description: The DOI identifier associated with the work
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The agency associated with work identified by {doi}.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgencyMessage'
        '404':
          description: The work identified by {doi} does not exist.
          content: {}
components:
  schemas:
    AgencyMessage:
      required:
      - message
      - message-type
      - message-version
      - status
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        message-type:
          pattern: work-agency
          type: string
        message-version:
          type: string
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DoiAgency'
      additionalProperties: false
    Agency:
      required:
      - id
      - label
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        label:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
    DoiAgency:
      required:
      - DOI
      - agency
      type: object
      properties:
        DOI:
          type: string
          description: The DOI identifier associated with the work
        agency:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Agency'
      additionalProperties: false
x-original-swagger-version: '2.0'