Elsevier

Elsevier Abstract API

The Abstract API from Elsevier — 5 operation(s) for abstract.

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Operations 5

GET /content/abstract/scopus_id/{scopus_id} Abstract Retrieval by Scopus ID #
GET /content/abstract/eid/{eid} Abstract Retrieval by EID #
GET /content/abstract/doi/{doi} Abstract Retrieval by DOI #
GET /content/abstract/pii/{pii} Abstract Retrieval by PII #
GET /content/abstract/pubmed_id/{pubmed_id} Abstract Retrieval by PubMed ID #

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OpenAPI Specification

elsevier-abstract-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Elsevier Scopus Abstract API
  description: 'Subset of the Elsevier Developer (api.elsevier.com) Scopus APIs covering Scopus Search, Author Search, Affiliation Search, and Abstract Retrieval. All endpoints authenticate via the X-ELS-APIKey header; institutional and end-user tokens are supported through optional headers.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Elsevier Developer Portal
    url: https://dev.elsevier.com
servers:
- url: https://api.elsevier.com
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Abstract
paths:
  /content/abstract/scopus_id/{scopus_id}:
    get:
      summary: Abstract Retrieval by Scopus ID
      operationId: getAbstractByScopusId
      tags:
      - Abstract
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: scopus_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ViewParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abstract record
  /content/abstract/eid/{eid}:
    get:
      summary: Abstract Retrieval by EID
      operationId: getAbstractByEid
      tags:
      - Abstract
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: eid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ViewParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abstract record
  /content/abstract/doi/{doi}:
    get:
      summary: Abstract Retrieval by DOI
      operationId: getAbstractByDoi
      tags:
      - Abstract
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: doi
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ViewParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abstract record
  /content/abstract/pii/{pii}:
    get:
      summary: Abstract Retrieval by PII
      operationId: getAbstractByPii
      tags:
      - Abstract
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: pii
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ViewParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abstract record
  /content/abstract/pubmed_id/{pubmed_id}:
    get:
      summary: Abstract Retrieval by PubMed ID
      operationId: getAbstractByPubmedId
      tags:
      - Abstract
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: pubmed_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ViewParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Abstract record
components:
  parameters:
    InstTokenHeader:
      name: X-ELS-Insttoken
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    AcceptHeader:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
        enum:
        - application/json
        - application/xml
        - application/atom+xml
        - application/rdf+xml
    ViewParam:
      name: view
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - META
        - META_ABS
        - FULL
        - REF
        - ENTITLED
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-ELS-APIKey