//Endpoints · OpenAlex
OpenAlex Endpoint Reference
19 maintained endpoints and what each returns. For the full OpenAlex overview — sample response, FAQ and use cases — see the source page.
About the OpenAlex source/api/openalex/worksGet a single work (paper, book, dataset, preprint) by OpenAlex W-id, DOI, pmid:, or mag: identifier
/api/openalex/works/searchSearch 250M+ works by query with filters: publication date, type, OA status, author, institution, funder, topic and citation count
/api/openalex/works/citationsList the works that cite a given work (forward citation graph)
/api/openalex/works/referencesList the works referenced by a given work (backward citation graph)
/api/openalex/authorsGet an author by OpenAlex A-id or ORCID: names, affiliations, works & citation counts, h-index and top topics
/api/openalex/authors/searchSearch authors by name and filters
/api/openalex/institutionsGet an institution by OpenAlex I-id or ROR: name, country, type, associated works and citation metrics
/api/openalex/institutions/searchSearch institutions by name and filters
/api/openalex/sourcesGet a source (journal, repository, conference series) by OpenAlex S-id or ISSN
/api/openalex/sources/searchSearch sources (journals, repositories) by query and filters
/api/openalex/conceptsGet a concept by its identifier
/api/openalex/concepts/searchSearch concepts by query
/api/openalex/topicsGet a topic by its identifier
/api/openalex/topics/searchSearch topics by query
/api/openalex/fundersGet a funder by its identifier
/api/openalex/funders/searchSearch funders by query and filters
/api/openalex/publishersGet a publisher by its identifier
/api/openalex/publishers/searchSearch publishers by query and filters
/api/openalex/autocompleteAutocomplete OpenAlex entities (works, authors, institutions, sources, concepts…) from a partial query string