APIs / Search engines / Google Scholar
1 credit per call5 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.
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"Playground
Run this API
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 | user+4 optional | 1 credit |
GET/v1/google-scholar/author-citation | usercitation_id+1 optional | 1 credit |
GET/v1/google-scholar/author-co-authors | user+1 optional | 1 credit |
GET/v1/google-scholar/cite | q+1 optional | 1 credit |
GET/v1/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 topicTrack an author's publications and citations
Use the Google Scholar API to track an author's publications and citationsBuild literature reviews and citation maps
Use the Google Scholar API to build literature reviews and citation mapsFAQ
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
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