---
title: "Google Scholar API: 5 endpoints, 1 credit per call"
description: "Get Google Scholar data as structured JSON with one API key: search, author, author citation and author co authors. Free credits every month."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar
---

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1 credit per call 5 endpoints

# Google Scholar API

Get Google Scholar data as structured JSON with one API key: search, author, author citation and author co authors. Free credits every month.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) Run it below

Google Scholar

GET /v1/google-scholar/search?q=machine+learning&hl=en&num=10&as\_ylo=2020 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/google-scholar/search?q=machine+learning&hl=en&num=10&as_ylo=2020" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

cURL 1 credit per successful call

Run this call below or from your dashboard to see a live response.

Playground

## Run this API

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/google-scholar/search?q=machine+learning&hl=en&num=10&as_ylo=2020" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

Google Scholar · 5 endpoints

## Endpoints

Every endpoint takes the same key. Open one for its parameters and an example request.

| Endpoint | Required parameters | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GET `/v1/google-scholar/author`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar/author) | `user` +4 optional | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/google-scholar/author-citation`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar/author-citation) | `user` `citation_id` +1 optional | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/google-scholar/author-co-authors`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar/author-co-authors) | `user` +1 optional | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/google-scholar/cite`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar/cite) | `q` +1 optional | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/google-scholar/search`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-scholar/search) | none +9 optional | 1 credit |

Overview

## About the Google Scholar API

## What you can get

The Google Scholar API returns search, author, author citation and author co authors as clean JSON. Each successful call costs one credit, and calls that fail are free.

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Use cases

### Find papers and citations on any topic

`Use the Google Scholar API to find papers and citations on any topic` 

### Track an author's publications and citations

`Use the Google Scholar API to track an author's publications and citations` 

### Build literature reviews and citation maps

`Use the Google Scholar API to build literature reviews and citation maps` 

FAQ

## Questions

**How much does the Google Scholar API cost?**

Each successful call costs one credit. New accounts get free credits every month, and credit packs bring the price down as you scale.

**What format are responses in?**

Every endpoint returns JSON, with no HTML parsing on your side.

**Do I need a separate key for Google Scholar?**

No. One key works for every API in the catalogue.

## Try the Google Scholar API with 1,000 free credits

No credit card. Failed calls are never billed.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) [Read the docs](https://perceptlayer.com/docs)