Search the scholarly literature by keyword or topic and get a ranked list of wor
Search the scholarly literature by keyword or topic and get a ranked list of works with core metadata. Optional filters for year range, open-access only, concept and institution. Powered by OpenAlex. A cheap first step before /scholar/paper.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
1030 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
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Endpoint
GET https://api.agentstools.dev/scholar/search
| Category | Search and research |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.agentstools.dev |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 1030 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"oa_only": true,
"query": "graph neural networks",
"year_from": 2020
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET",
"HEAD",
"DELETE"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"concept": {
"description": "Filter by a subject concept name",
"type": "string"
},
"institution": {
"description": "Filter by an author institution name",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max items to return, default 10",
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"oa_only": {
"description": "Restrict to open-access works when true",
"type": "boolean"
},
"query": {
"description": "Keyword or topic search terms",
"type": "string"
},
"year_from": {
"description": "Earliest publication year to include",
"type": "integer"
},
"year_to": {
"description": "Latest publication year to include",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}