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Elsevier Abstract API

The Abstract API from Elsevier — 5 operation(s) for abstract.

Elsevier Abstract API is one of 7 APIs that Elsevier publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Abstract. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.elsevier.com.

5 operations 5 paths 0 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.elsevier.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Elsevier Abstract API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-ELS-APIKey (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Abstract 5
GET
/content/abstract/scopus_id/{scopus_id}
Abstract Retrieval by Scopus ID
getAbstractByScopusId 4 params → 200
GET
/content/abstract/eid/{eid}
Abstract Retrieval by EID
getAbstractByEid 4 params → 200
GET
/content/abstract/doi/{doi}
Abstract Retrieval by DOI
getAbstractByDoi 4 params → 200
GET
/content/abstract/pii/{pii}
Abstract Retrieval by PII
getAbstractByPii 4 params → 200
GET
/content/abstract/pubmed_id/{pubmed_id}
Abstract Retrieval by PubMed ID
getAbstractByPubmedId 4 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elsevier-abstract-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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