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POST
/
api
/
openalex
/
sources
/
search
/openalex/sources/search
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.anysite.io/api/openalex/sources/search \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "count": 2,
  "timeout": 300,
  "search": "<string>",
  "is_oa": true,
  "is_in_doaj": true,
  "country_code": "US",
  "issn": "0028-0836"
}
'
[
  {
    "id": "<string>",
    "@type": "@openalex_source",
    "display_name": "",
    "issn_l": "<string>",
    "issn": [],
    "type": "<string>",
    "is_oa": true,
    "is_in_doaj": true,
    "is_core": true,
    "host_organization_name": "<string>",
    "homepage_url": "<string>",
    "country_code": "<string>",
    "works_count": 0,
    "oa_works_count": 123,
    "cited_by_count": 0,
    "apc_usd": 123,
    "apc_prices": [],
    "summary_stats": {
      "@type": "@openalex_summary_stats",
      "two_year_mean_citedness": 123,
      "h_index": 123,
      "i10_index": 123
    },
    "topics": [],
    "counts_by_year": [],
    "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 sources 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 source names

type
enum<string> | null

Source type

Available options:
journal,
repository,
conference,
ebook platform,
book series,
metadata,
other
is_oa
boolean | null

Only open-access sources when true

is_in_doaj
boolean | null

Only sources indexed in DOAJ when true

country_code
string | null

ISO country code of the source

Example:

"US"

issn
string | null

ISSN of the source

Example:

"0028-0836"

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_source
display_name
string
default:""
issn_l
string | null
issn
string[]
type
string | null
is_oa
boolean | null
is_in_doaj
boolean | null
is_core
boolean | null
host_organization_name
string | null
homepage_url
string | null
country_code
string | null
works_count
integer
default:0
oa_works_count
integer | null
cited_by_count
integer
default:0
apc_usd
integer | null
apc_prices
OpenalexApcPrice · object[]
summary_stats
OpenalexSummaryStats · object
topics
OpenalexTopic · object[]
counts_by_year
OpenalexCountByYear · object[]
works_api_url
string | null
updated_at
string | null
created_at
string | null