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Crossref Works API

Endpoints that expose works related data

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Crossref Works API is one of 8 APIs that Crossref publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Works. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths, and defines 37 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.32.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /.

8 operations 8 paths 37 schemas 8 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.32.0
Base URL
https://api.crossref.org
Contact
Crossref
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 8 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Works 8

Endpoints that expose works related data

GET
/members/{id}/works
Returns list of works associated with a Crossref member (deposited by a Crossref member) with {id}. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or ontologies…
12 params → 200
GET
/prefixes/{prefix}/works
Returns list of works associated with specified {prefix}. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or ontologies (or both): /works?query=renear+ontologies…
12 params → 200
GET
/funders/{id}/works
Returns list of works associated with the specified {id}. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or ontologies (or both): /works?query=renear+ontologies…
12 params → 200
GET
/works/{doi}
Returns metadata for the specified Crossref DOI, as an example use DOI 10.5555/12345678
1 param → 200404
GET
/types/{id}/works
returns list of works of type {id}. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or ontologies (or both): /works?query=renear+ontologies Field Queries Field qu…
12 params → 200
GET
/works
Returns a list of all works (journal articles, conference proceedings, books, components, etc), 20 per page. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or on…
11 params → 200
GET
/works/{doi}/agency
Gets the agency associated with a specific work by its DOI, as an example use DOI 10.5555/12345678
1 param → 200404
GET
/journals/{issn}/works
Returns a list of works in the journal identified by {issn}. Queries Free form search queries can be made, for example, works that include renear or ontologies (or both): /works?query=renear+ontologi…
12 params → 200

Schemas 37

The contract defines 37 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Work (73 properties), Reference (22 properties), Author (9 properties), WorkReview (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Reference
object
22 properties
Work
object
73 properties 13 required
Works
object
5 properties 4 required
Date
object
3 properties 3 required
WorkJournalIssue
object
1 property 1 required
WorkFunder
object
5 properties
WorkISSNType
object
2 properties 2 required
Query
object
2 properties 2 required
WorkAssertionExplanation
object
1 property 1 required
Resources
object
2 properties 1 required
WorkStandardsBody
object
2 properties
VersionInfoDescription
object
2 properties
WorksMessage
object
4 properties 4 required
DateAndVersion
object
4 properties 4 required
WorkClinicalTrial
object
3 properties 2 required
WorkLicense
object
4 properties 3 required
PrimaryResource
object
1 property 1 required
AgencyMessage
object
4 properties 4 required
WorkInstitution
object
4 properties 1 required
Agency
object
2 properties 2 required
DateParts
object
1 property 1 required
WorkAssertion
object
6 properties 1 required
WorkAssertionGroup
object
2 properties 1 required
WorkUpdate
object
4 properties 4 required
WorkRelationObject
object
3 properties 3 required
WorkFreeToRead
object
2 properties
WorkReview
object
7 properties
VersionInfo
object
3 properties 1 required
WorkDomain
object
2 properties 1 required
SecondaryResource
object
2 properties 2 required
WorkLink
object
4 properties 4 required
FunderIdentifier
object
3 properties 3 required
WorkMessage
object
4 properties 4 required
WorkRelation
object
DoiAgency
object
2 properties 2 required
Affiliation
object
1 property 1 required
Author
object
9 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

crossref-works-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Crossref publishes across the network.

Crossref Agency API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Funders API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Journals API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Licenses API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Members API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Prefixes API
AE Profile APIs.io
Crossref Types API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
crossref:crossref-works-api
Base URL
https://api.crossref.org
Docs
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/
Provider
Crossref
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