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POST
/
api
/
openalex
/
concepts
/
search
/openalex/concepts/search
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.anysite.io/api/openalex/concepts/search \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "count": 2,
  "timeout": 300,
  "search": "<string>",
  "level": 2
}
'
[
  {
    "id": "<string>",
    "@type": "@openalex_concept_entity",
    "display_name": "",
    "level": 123,
    "description": "<string>",
    "wikidata": "<string>",
    "image": "<string>",
    "works_count": 0,
    "cited_by_count": 0,
    "works_api_url": "<string>",
    "updated_at": "<string>",
    "created_at": "<string>"
  }
]

Authorizations

​
access-token
string
header
required

API token from the dashboard

Headers

​
access-token
string
required

Body

application/json
​
count
integer
required

Number of concepts to return

Required range: x >= 1
​
timeout
integer
default:300

Max scrapping execution timeout (in seconds)

Required range: 20 <= x <= 1500
​
search
string | null

Search query across concept names

​
level
integer | null

Concept depth level (0 is broadest)

Required range: 0 <= x <= 5
​
sort
enum<string> | null

Result ordering

Available options:
relevance_score:desc,
works_count:desc,
cited_by_count:desc

Response

Successful Response

​
id
string
required
​
@type
string
default:@openalex_concept_entity
​
display_name
string
default:""
​
level
integer | null
​
description
string | null
​
wikidata
string | null
​
image
string | null
​
works_count
integer
default:0
​
cited_by_count
integer
default:0
​
works_api_url
string | null
​
updated_at
string | null
​
created_at
string | null