Openalex Search
openalex_searchRead-onlyIdempotent
Scholarly search over OpenAlex (250M+ works): works with title, authors + ORCID + institutions, year, venue, DOI, citation count, open-access status + OA URL and reconstructed abstract; or authors (works, citations, h-index, institution, topics) or institutions (country, ROR, works, citations). Year range, open-access filter, sort by relevance/citations/date. Falls back to Crossref for works if OpenAlex is unavailable. Price: $0.01 USDC per successful call (x402, Solana). Same tool over HTTPS: GET https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/v1/openalex-search
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | Search text (alias query) | |
| oa | No | works: only open-access (true) or closed (false) | |
| to | No | works: latest publication year | |
| from | No | works: earliest publication year | |
| page | No | Page 1-50 (default 1) | |
| sort | No | relevance (default), cited, or date (works only) | |
| type | No | works (default), authors or institutions | |
| limit | No | Results 1-25 (default 10) | |
| abstracts | No | works: include abstract (default true) |