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Semantic Scholar

Semantic Scholar Author Data API

The Author Data API from Semantic Scholar — 4 operation(s) for author data.

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Semantic Scholar Author Data API is one of 6 APIs that Semantic Scholar publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Author Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1.

4 operations 4 paths 10 schemas 3 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 3 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Author Data 4
POST
/author/batch
Get details for multiple authors at once
post_graph_get_authors body → 400200
GET
/author/search
Search for authors by name
get_graph_get_author_search → 400200
GET
/author/{author_id}
Details about an author
get_graph_get_author → 404400200
GET
/author/{author_id}/papers
Details about an author's papers
get_graph_get_author_papers → 404400200

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PaperWithLinks (23 properties), BasePaper (21 properties), AuthorWithPapers (10 properties), PaperInfo (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AuthorIdList
object
1 property
AuthorPaperBatch
object
3 properties
Error400
object
1 property
PaperInfo
object
8 properties
BasePaper
object
21 properties
AuthorSearchBatch
object
4 properties
AuthorWithPapers
object
10 properties
PaperWithLinks
object
23 properties
Error404
object
1 property
AuthorInfo
object
2 properties

Specification

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Source

semantic-scholar-author-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
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semantic-scholar:semantic-scholar-author-data-api
Base URL
https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1
Docs
https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api
Provider
Semantic Scholar
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