How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io. Read my AI disclosure →
API Evangelist API Evangelist
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC

Need help?

Contact us
Web of Science APIs

Web of Science APIs search API

The search API from Web of Science APIs — 3 operation(s) for search.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Web of Science APIs search API is one of 6 APIs that Web of Science APIs publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

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

4 operations 3 paths 13 schemas 3 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.clarivate.com/api/wos
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Clarivate Developer Support
License
Clarivate Terms of Use
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Web of Science APIs search API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-ApiKey (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Clarivate API key for Web of Science API Expanded

Paths & Operations 4

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

search 4
GET
/
Web of Science Expanded Search Documents via GET
searchDocumentsGet 9 params → 200400401
POST
/
Web of Science Expanded Search Documents via POST
searchDocumentsPost body → 200400401
GET
/query/{queryId}
Web of Science Expanded Fetch Query Results
getQueryResults 5 params → 200404
GET
/recordids/{queryId}
Web of Science Expanded Get Record IDs for Query
getRecordIds 3 params → 200404

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SearchRequest (7 properties), RecordSummary (5 properties), PubInfo (5 properties), FullRecordMetadata (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

QueryResult
object
Metadata about the search query and result set
3 properties
PubInfo
object
Publication information
5 properties
SearchRequest
object
Search request body for POST endpoint
7 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Error response from the API
2 properties
RecordIdsResponse
object
Response containing only record UIDs
2 properties
StaticData
object
Static (non-citation) metadata for a WOS record
2 properties
TimeSpan
object
Date range for filtering
2 properties
DynamicData
object
Dynamic data including citation counts
1 property
SearchResponse
object
Response from search and retrieval operations
2 properties
Records
object
Container for record results
1 property
WosRecord
object
A full Web of Science record with all metadata fields
3 properties
FullRecordMetadata
object
Full record metadata including keywords and addresses
4 properties
RecordSummary
object
Summary fields of a WOS record
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

web-of-science-apis-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Web of Science APIs publishes across the network.

Web of Science APIs citations API
AE Profile APIs.io
Web of Science APIs documents API
AE Profile APIs.io
Web of Science APIs journals API
AE Profile APIs.io
Web of Science APIs records API
AE Profile APIs.io
Web of Science APIs reports API
AE Profile APIs.io
#Search
← Back to W APIs
API Details
ID
web-of-science-apis:web-of-science-apis-search-api
Server
https://api.clarivate.com/api/wos
Docs
https://developer.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter
Provider
Web of Science APIs
APIs.io →  GitHub →
Explore more
All APIs Providers APIs.io Network
Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the API and to AI agents over MCP. APIs is not yet its own endpoint on the v1 API. Reach this content through network search and the tag graph, or the MCP server below.

Installs https://mcp.apievangelist.com/mcp in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest — one button, every client.

MCP tools for apis
4 tools reach this content
  • search_api_evangelistSearch every content type across the network at once.
  • find_relatedThe shared-tag relevance graph — what else covers this.
  • get_tagEverything one tag labels, across all content types.
  • guide_topicPRO — a curated bundle for a topic: area, guidance, rules, papers, stories, services.
All tools & prompts
Call it yourself
curl for this page
Search the network for this 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/search?q=web-of-science-apis-search-api&limit=10"
Everything under a tag 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/tags/web-of-science-apis-search-api"

Discovery needs no key. Full bodies and the synthesis endpoints are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required. Sign in with whichever identity you already have.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have. Your account

Where this information came from

This is an independent, third-party profile of Web of Science APIs search API, published by API Evangelist. We do not operate, host, resell, or support these APIs, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the company unless stated above. Everything here is built from publicly available information — the company's own site, developer portal, documentation, public repositories, and the specifications it publishes for public use. Nothing is obtained by breaching a system, defeating an access control, or using credentials.

The Kin Score and Agent Readiness rating are independently calculated assessments of a company's public API artifacts, scored against a published rubric. They are not certifications, endorsements, security assessments, or audits.

Corrections, re-scores, and removal are free — no partnership or purchase required, and you do not need to justify the request. A removed company is recorded as unrated, never scored zero for having asked. Acknowledgement within one business day; removal within two.

info@apievangelist.com · Read the full data-sourcing policy →
On a security or compliance team? Put security in the subject line and you will get a person, not a form — we will tell you exactly which public URLs this profile was built from.