//Endpoints · Crossref
Crossref Endpoint Reference
12 maintained endpoints and what each returns. For the full Crossref overview — sample response, FAQ and use cases — see the source page.
About the Crossref source/api/crossref/worksFull metadata for a scholarly work by DOI — title, authors (with ORCID), abstract, journal, publisher, publication dates, citation count, funder info, license links, and full reference list
/api/crossref/works/searchSearch 183.7M+ works with filters for author, title, journal, ISSN, publisher, ORCID, funder, date range, work type, abstract presence, and more — sortable by relevance, publication date, or deposit date
/api/crossref/journalsMetadata for a journal by ISSN — title, publisher, print and electronic ISSNs, subject areas, and current/backfile/total DOI counts
/api/crossref/journals/searchSearch journals indexed by Crossref by keyword — returns title, publisher, ISSNs, subject areas, and DOI counts
/api/crossref/journals/worksList scholarly works published in a specific journal by ISSN — full work metadata including authors, DOIs, citation counts, and funder information
/api/crossref/membersMetadata for a Crossref member (publisher) by member id — publisher name, aliases, location, DOI prefixes owned, and current/backfile/total DOI counts
/api/crossref/members/searchSearch Crossref member publishers by name — returns publisher profile, prefixes, and deposit statistics
/api/crossref/members/worksList works deposited by a specific publisher (Crossref member) by member id — full work metadata for all content from that publisher
/api/crossref/fundersMetadata for a research funder by Crossref Funder Registry id — name, alternate names, location, parent/child funder hierarchy, and total funded-work count
/api/crossref/funders/searchSearch the Crossref Funder Registry by name — returns funder profiles with hierarchy and work counts
/api/crossref/funders/worksList scholarly works funded by a specific funder (by Crossref Funder Registry id) — full work metadata including grant/award information
/api/crossref/prefixesResolve a DOI prefix to its owning publisher — returns the prefix, publisher name, and Crossref member id