USPTO PatentsView API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: USPTO PatentsView API
  version: '1.0'
  description: |
    USPTO research-focused patent data API with inventor disambiguation, assignee, location,
    CPC/USPC classification, and citation endpoints. Original endpoints at PatentsView.org;
    migrated to the USPTO Open Data Portal (data.uspto.gov) on March 20, 2026. Clients should
    use an ODP API key going forward.
  contact: {name: USPTO API Help, email: APIhelp@uspto.gov}
servers:
- url: https://api.uspto.gov
  description: USPTO Open Data Portal
- url: https://search.patentsview.org
  description: Legacy PatentsView
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /api/v1/patentsview/patents:
    get:
      summary: Query Patents
      operationId: queryPatents
      parameters:
      - {name: q, in: query, schema: {type: string}, description: JSON query expression}
      - {name: f, in: query, schema: {type: string}, description: Comma-separated field list}
      - {name: s, in: query, schema: {type: string}, description: Sort spec}
      - {name: o, in: query, schema: {type: string}, description: Pagination options}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Patent records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {$ref: '#/components/schemas/PatentsViewResponse'}
  /api/v1/patentsview/inventors:
    get:
      summary: Query Inventors
      operationId: queryInventors
      parameters:
      - {name: q, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: f, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: o, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Inventor records (with disambiguation IDs)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {type: object}
  /api/v1/patentsview/assignees:
    get:
      summary: Query Assignees
      operationId: queryAssignees
      parameters:
      - {name: q, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: f, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: o, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Assignee records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {type: object}
  /api/v1/patentsview/locations:
    get:
      summary: Query Locations
      operationId: queryLocations
      parameters:
      - {name: q, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: f, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {type: object}
  /api/v1/patentsview/cpc_subsections:
    get:
      summary: Query CPC Subsections
      operationId: queryCpcSubsections
      parameters:
      - {name: q, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      - {name: f, in: query, schema: {type: string}}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: CPC subsection records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {type: object}
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth: {type: apiKey, in: header, name: X-API-KEY}
  schemas:
    PatentsViewResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        count: {type: integer}
        total_patent_count: {type: integer}
        patents:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              patent_number: {type: string}
              patent_title: {type: string}
              patent_date: {type: string, format: date}
              patent_type: {type: string}
              inventors:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    inventor_id: {type: string}
                    inventor_first_name: {type: string}
                    inventor_last_name: {type: string}
              assignees:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    assignee_id: {type: string}
                    assignee_organization: {type: string}