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DataCite dois API is one of 16 APIs that DataCite publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include DOIs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 31 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.3.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.test.datacite.org, https://api.datacite.org.

6 operations 3 paths 31 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.3.0
Base URL
https://api.datacite.org
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

DataCite dois API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

dois 6

DOIs

GET
/dois
Return a list of DOIs.
50 params → 200
POST
/dois
Add a new DOI.
2 params body → 201
GET
/dois/{id}
Return a DOI.
3 params → 200
PUT
/dois/{id}
Update a DOI.
3 params body → 200
DELETE
/dois/{id}
Delete a DOI (for DOIs in draft state only).
1 param → 204
GET
/dois/{id}/activities
Return activities for a specific DOI.
1 param → 200

Schemas 31

The contract defines 31 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DoiPropertiesMetadata (19 properties), DoiPropertiesOther (8 properties), subject (6 properties), DoiListItem (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

citationCount
number
Total citations, pulled from Event Data.
Activity
object
Represents an activity for an event within DataCite systems.
3 properties
DoiPropertiesMetadata
object
19 properties
nameType
string
versionCount
number
Total number of versions, pulled from Event Data.
DataArray
array
subject
object
6 properties
resourceTypeGeneral
string
[DataCite Metadata Schema: resourceTypeGeneral](https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4/appendices/appendix-1/resourceTypeGeneral/)
titleType
string
DoiPropertiesDates
object
3 properties
certificate
string
contributorType
string
[DataCite Metadata Schema: contributorType](https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4/appendices/appendix-1/contributorType/)
referenceCount
number
Total references, pulled from Event Data.
downloadCount
number
Total downloads, pulled from Event Data.
source
string
DataObject
object
2 properties
viewCount
number
Total views, pulled from Event Data.
client-type
string
MetaArray
array
versionOfCount
number
Total number to which this DOI is a version, pulled from Event Data.
DoiListItem
object
4 properties 1 required
partCount
number
Total number of parts, pulled from Event Data.
state
string
MetaObject
object
3 properties
Links
object
2 properties
relatedIdentifierType
string
[DataCite Metadata Schema: relatedIdentifierType](https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4/appendices/appendix-1/relatedIdentifierType/)
DoiDetailItem
object
Represents a single DOI and provides access to metadata attributes. More information is available at https://schema.datacite.org.
1 property
DoiPropertiesOther
object
8 properties
MetaCore
object
3 properties
partOfCount
number
Total number of parents, pulled from Event Data.
relationType
string
[DataCite Metadata Schema: relationType](https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4/appendices/appendix-1/relationType/)

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

datacite-dois-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs DataCite publishes across the network.

DataCite GraphQL API
DataCite Event Data API
DataCite activities API
DataCite client-prefixes API
DataCite clients API
DataCite events API
DataCite heartbeat API
DataCite prefixes API
DataCite provider-prefixes API
DataCite providers API
DataCite publishers API
DataCite report_types API
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