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OpenAlex

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Rate limitFree with fair-use limits; polite pool with an email parameter.

Documentation: docs.openalex.org ยท Checked Sep 18, 2026

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OpenAlex indexes over 250 million scholarly works with authors, citations, funders, and topics, completely free with no key or signup required. Adding your email to requests unlocks the faster polite pool. A natural fit for research agents.

Details

No key needed. You can call it right away.

Auth: No key

Rate limit: Free with fair-use limits; polite pool with an email parameter.

Verified: 2026-09-18

Best for: developer

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Setup

  1. No signup: just call https://api.openalex.org/works with your query.
  2. Add ?mailto=you@example.com for the faster polite pool.
  3. Page through results with the cursor parameter for large sets.
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