PLOS

These examples use the search API to search the PLOS corpus of scientific articles. These examples are not intended to be a full explanation on the use of Solr. A full Solr query language explanation can be found here and a tutorial here. The construction of PLOS search queries deviates from the standard Solr query URL by using search instead of select when making request to the end point. The primary endpoint is http://api.plos.org/search and supports parameters such as q, fl, wt, start, and rows for querying the PLOS Solr index.

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aid: plos
name: PLOS
description: These examples use the search API to search the PLOS corpus of scientific articles. These examples are not intended
  to be a full explanation on the use of Solr. A full Solr query language explanation can be found here and a tutorial here.
  The construction of PLOS search queries deviates from the standard Solr query URL by using search instead of select when
  making request to the end point. The primary endpoint is http://api.plos.org/search and supports parameters such as q, fl,
  wt, start, and rows for querying the PLOS Solr index.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Scientific Articles
- Research
- Search
- Solr
- Open Access
created: '2025-02-06'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/plos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: plos:plos
  name: PLOS Search API
  description: These examples use the search API to search the PLOS corpus of scientific articles. These examples are not
    intended to be a full explanation on the use of Solr. A full Solr query language explanation can be found here and a tutorial
    here. The construction of PLOS search queries deviates from the standard Solr query URL by using search instead of select
    when making request to the end point.
  humanURL: https://api.plos.org/solr/examples/
  baseURL: http://api.plos.org/search
  tags:
  - Scientific Articles
  - Search
  - Solr
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.plos.org/solr/examples/
  - type: SearchFields
    url: https://api.plos.org/solr/search-fields/
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/PLOS
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/public-library-of-science
- type: Website
  url: https://plos.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api.plos.org/solr/examples/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://plos.org/libraries/partners/
integrations:
- name: PLOS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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