Crossref REST API
by crossref.org
Books and research
Added on October 31st, 2026
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What it does
Crossref is the organisation behind most DOIs for scholarly publications. Its REST API gives metadata for more than 150 million journal articles, books, conference papers and datasets: titles, authors, journal, dates, references, licences and funders. Search works, look up a DOI, or browse by journal, publisher or funder. Responses are JSON. Free, no key needed; add your e-mail address to requests to use the faster 'polite' pool.
More information: https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/