NIH RePORTER
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Rate limitNo published quota; keep requests reasonable.
Documentation: api.reporter.nih.gov ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
NIH RePORTER tracks the billions of dollars the U.S. National Institutes of Health awards in research grants every year. Its free API lets you search funded projects, see funding amounts, linked publications, and patents. No key is needed; you send simple JSON searches and get structured results back.
Details
No key needed. You can call it right away.
Auth: No key
Rate limit: No published quota; keep requests reasonable.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: personal business developer
Setup
- Open the docs page to read the search API reference.
- Send a POST request to /v2/projects/search with a JSON body of search criteria.
- Use criteria like fiscal years, agencies, and text search to narrow results.
- Page through results with the offset and limit fields; no key or login needed.
Example
POST https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/searchUse cases
- See which labs got funded to research a topic like CRISPR this year
- Track NIH funding trends for a disease over the past decade
- Find publications and patents that came out of a specific grant