Is there an API for Cairn?

Cairn does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for cairn.info. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Cairn data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when cairn.info changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Cairn account?

No. Every Cairn action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Cairn API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Research

Cairn API

cairn.info

Cairn - French humanities and social sciences; disciplines, journals, articles, and metadata.

Actions: 4
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Cairn API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_cairn_info_article_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_cairn_info_article_detail",
    "params": {
      "publication_slug": "revue-sociologie-2024-2-page-119",
      "language": "fr"
    }
  }'

4 actions on cairn.info

Read

Article Details
act_cairn_info_article_detailread1 credit / call
Returns title, authors, abstract, DOI, and bibliographic metadata for a publication.
publication_slug
string · required
language
string · required
Discipline Journal Listing
act_cairn_info_discipline_journal_listingread1 credit / call
Returns journals in a discipline with titles, publishers, slugs, and latest issues.
discipline_slug
string · required
language
string · required
Discipline Listing
act_cairn_info_discipline_listingread1 credit / call
Returns articles, books, and journals in a discipline with titles, types, authors, and years.
discipline_slug
string · required
language
string · required
Homepage Discipline Browse
act_cairn_info_homepage_discipline_browseread1 credit / call
Returns homepage discipline navigation links and featured publications.

Cairn API questions

Is there an API for Cairn?: Cairn does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for cairn.info. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Cairn data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when cairn.info changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Cairn account?: No. Every Cairn action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Cairn API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.