Elsevier Search API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Elsevier Scopus APIs Abstract Search 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.

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  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Elsevier Developer Portal
    url: https://dev.elsevier.com
servers:
- url: https://api.elsevier.com
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /content/search/scopus:
    get:
      summary: Scopus Search
      description: Boolean search across the Scopus abstracts cluster.
      operationId: scopusSearch
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Boolean search string.
      - name: count
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: start
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: view
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STANDARD
          - COMPLETE
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: facets
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
        '429':
          description: Quota exceeded
  /content/search/author:
    get:
      summary: Author Search
      description: Boolean search against Scopus author profiles.
      operationId: authorSearch
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: query
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: co-author
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: view
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: start
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: count
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: facets
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Author search results
  /content/search/affiliation:
    get:
      summary: Affiliation Search
      description: Boolean search against Scopus affiliation profiles.
      operationId: affiliationSearch
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstTokenHeader'
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: view
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STANDARD
      - name: start
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: count
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: facets
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Affiliation search results
components:
  parameters:
    AcceptHeader:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
        enum:
        - application/json
        - application/xml
        - application/atom+xml
        - application/rdf+xml
    InstTokenHeader:
      name: X-ELS-Insttoken
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-ELS-APIKey