Export Zotero items
zotero_exportExport Zotero items as raw bibliographic text in formats like BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, or CSV. Filter by item keys, collection, query, or type, and receive the formatted output directly for citations.
Instructions
Export items in a bibliographic format and return the raw text. Choose format (bibtex, biblatex, better-biblatex, ris, csljson, csv, mods, tei, coins, rdf_*, refer, wikipedia, bookmarks). biblatex is Zotero's STOCK translator via the cloud Web API; BBT-specific options (citation-key generation, sentence-case, biblatexExtendedNameFormat, unicode→LaTeX) are NOT available there. better-biblatex uses the local desktop Better BibTeX plugin (your configured BBT export options apply) and is only available when desktop Zotero + BBT are running; it degrades to built-in biblatex otherwise. Narrow with item_keys, collection_key, q, or item_type. A limit (default 50) is always applied. For styled human bibliographies use the bibliography tools.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| format | Yes | ||
| item_keys | No | ||
| item_type | No | ||
| library_id | No | ||
| library_type | No | ||
| collection_key | No |