Crossref Metadata Search API
Overview
Crossref Metadata Search provides free REST access to bibliographic metadata for over 140 million scholarly articles, books, and conference papers indexed by DOI. Use it to look up citation data, author info, and publication details.
Beginner Tip
No API key is required, but adding your email as a query param ([email protected]) puts you in a higher-rate polite pool with faster responses. Use https://api.crossref.org as the base URL, not the GitHub docs link.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"title": "The Great Gatsby",
"authors": [
"F. Scott Fitzgerald"
],
"publishedDate": "1925-04-10",
"pageCount": 218,
"categories": [
"Fiction"
],
"imageLinks": {
"thumbnail": "https://books.google.com/..."
},
"averageRating": 4
} Field Reference
status Always ok on success; indicates the API processed the request without errors message.items List of matching works; each item is a scholarly publication record message.items[].DOI Digital Object Identifier uniquely identifying the publication message.items[].title Array containing the publication title string or strings message.items[].author List of author objects with given and family name fields message.total-results Total count of works matching the search query across all pages Implementation Example
const url = "https://github.com/CrossRef/rest-api-doc";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Matrix Score Breakdown
Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026
Technical Specifications
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