bioRxiv

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory preprint server for biology providing a REST API for searching and accessing preprint metadata, full text, and category-filtered biological research. The API enables programmatic access to preprint and published article metadata from bioRxiv and medRxiv repositories.

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bioRxiv REST API

REST API providing programmatic access to preprint metadata, full text, publication information, and usage statistics for biological research papers posted to bioRxiv and medRxi...

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context Context

24 classes · 26 properties

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Content Details Response

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Content Summary Statistics Response

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Published Preprint Response

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Usage Statistics Response

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name: bioRxiv
description: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory preprint server for biology providing a REST API for searching and accessing preprint
  metadata, full text, and category-filtered biological research. The API enables programmatic access to preprint and published
  article metadata from bioRxiv and medRxiv repositories.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
version: '0.19'
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
tags:
- Biology
- Preprints
- Research
- Open Access
- Life Sciences
- Scientific Publications
apis:
- name: bioRxiv REST API
  description: REST API providing programmatic access to preprint metadata, full text, publication information, and usage
    statistics for biological research papers posted to bioRxiv and medRxiv. Supports filtering by date range, DOI, subject
    category, funder, and publisher.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.biorxiv.org/
  baseURL: https://api.biorxiv.org
  tags:
  - Biology
  - Preprints
  - Research
  - Metadata
  - Open Access
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.biorxiv.org/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: bioRxiv Support
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv
    email: ''
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.biorxiv.org/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/about-biorxiv
- type: About
  url: https://www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com