OpenCitations · Authentication Profile

Opencitations Authentication

Authentication

OpenCitations secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

CitationsScholarlyResearchOpen ScienceBibliometricsDOIAcademic
Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

accessToken apiKey
· in: header (authorization)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/index-api.yml, openapi/meta-api.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: accessToken
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: authorization
  description: OpenCitations Access Token obtained from https://opencitations.net/accesstoken.
    Recommended for application/code usage to ensure stable access.
  sources:
  - openapi/index-api.yml
  - openapi/meta-api.yml