Life Sciences Studies API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 Stats Studies API
  description: 'A partial OpenAPI 3.1 representation of the ClinicalTrials.gov v2 REST/JSON

    API. ClinicalTrials.gov is the U.S. National Library of Medicine''s registry

    of clinical studies. The v2 API replaces the legacy AACT/full-study download

    path with a JSON-first interface. The API is open and does not require

    authentication for read access. The authoritative OpenAPI document is

    published at https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/swagger.yaml.

    '
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: ClinicalTrials.gov
    url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/data-api/api
  license:
    name: Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)
servers:
- url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Studies
paths:
  /studies:
    get:
      summary: Search studies
      description: 'Returns a paginated list of studies that match the search expression.

        Supports field selection, filtering, geo distance, and sorting.

        '
      operationId: searchStudies
      parameters:
      - name: query.term
        in: query
        description: Essie expression to search across the full study document.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: query.cond
        in: query
        description: Search expression scoped to conditions and diseases.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: query.intr
        in: query
        description: Search expression scoped to interventions.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter.overallStatus
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated overall study status values to filter on.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        description: Number of studies per page (max 1000).
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          maximum: 1000
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        description: Token for fetching the next page.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - csv
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of matching studies.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StudiesPage'
      tags:
      - Studies
  /studies/{nctId}:
    get:
      summary: Get a single study by NCT ID
      description: Returns the full study record identified by its NCT identifier.
      operationId: getStudy
      parameters:
      - name: nctId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, e.g. NCT00000000.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^NCT\d{8}$
      - name: format
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - csv
          default: json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested study record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Study'
        '404':
          description: No study found for the given NCT ID.
      tags:
      - Studies
  /studies/metadata:
    get:
      summary: Get study data model metadata
      description: Returns metadata describing the study data model and field definitions.
      operationId: getStudyMetadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Study metadata document.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Studies
components:
  schemas:
    Study:
      type: object
      description: A clinical study record. The authoritative schema lives in the upstream swagger.yaml.
      properties:
        protocolSection:
          type: object
        derivedSection:
          type: object
        hasResults:
          type: boolean
    StudiesPage:
      type: object
      properties:
        studies:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Study'
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
        totalCount:
          type: integer