Semantic Scholar Paper Detail
semanticscholar.papers.getRead-onlyIdempotent
Fetch full details for one academic paper using a Semantic Scholar ID, DOI, or ArXiv ID, including abstract, TLDR summary, authors, venue, citation counts, and open-access PDF link.
Instructions
Fetch full details for one academic paper by Semantic Scholar paper ID, DOI (e.g. "10.1038/nature14539"), or ArXiv ID (e.g. "ARXIV:1706.03762"). Returns title, full abstract, an AI-generated one-sentence TLDR summary, all authors, venue, fields of study, citation and reference counts, and open-access PDF link when available. Call semanticscholar.papers_search first to discover a paper_id from a text query. Data: api.semanticscholar.org, no auth required.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| paper_id | Yes | Semantic Scholar paper ID (40-char hash), DOI (e.g. "10.1038/nature14539"), or ArXiv ID (e.g. "ARXIV:1706.03762") to fetch full details for |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | No | Present only when the call failed. Includes error code, message, request_id, and any provider-specific extras. | |
| result | No | Tool response payload. Shape varies per tool — consult the tool description and inputSchema. May be an object, array, string, or number depending on the upstream provider response. |