Crossref

Crossref Works API

Endpoints that expose works related data

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Scholarly Output & Publication Management BC-4780.40

Operations 8

GET /members/{id}/works Get members by id works #
GET /prefixes/{prefix}/works Get prefixes by prefix works #
GET /funders/{id}/works Get funders by id works #
GET /works/{doi} Get works by doi #
GET /types/{id}/works Get types by id works #
GET /works Get works #
GET /works/{doi}/agency Get works by doi agency #
GET /journals/{issn}/works Get journals by issn works #

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-works-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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OpenAPI Specification

crossref-works-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Crossref Works 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:


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