Is there an API for Inciteful?

Inciteful does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for inciteful.xyz. 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 Inciteful 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 inciteful.xyz changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Inciteful account?

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

What does the Inciteful 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

Inciteful API

inciteful.xyz

Inciteful - paper search, citation networks, and similar-paper exploration.

Actions: 8
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Inciteful API

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

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_inciteful_xyz_citation_network_graph_nodes",
    "params": {
      "paper_id": "W2626778328"
    }
  }'

8 actions on inciteful.xyz

Read

Citation Network Paper Batch
act_inciteful_xyz_citation_network_paper_batchread2 credits / call
Returns bibliographic metadata and authors for multiple papers in one batch request.
paper_ids
array · required
Paper Connection Exploration
act_inciteful_xyz_paper_connection_explorationread1 credit / call
Returns the citation path connecting two papers, with the linking papers between them.
from_paper_id
string · required
to_paper_id
string · required
extend
integer
Paper Details
act_inciteful_xyz_paper_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a paper's title, authors, DOI, and citing paper IDs.
paper_id
string · required
Paper Details (OpenAlex)
act_inciteful_xyz_paper_detail_openalexread1 credit / call
Returns a paper's full OpenAlex record: title, authors, abstract, year, and DOI.
paper_id
string · required
Paper Search Results
act_inciteful_xyz_paper_search_resultsread1 credit / call
Returns papers matching a title with OpenAlex IDs, DOIs, and metadata.
search_query
string · required

Write

Write actions change state on inciteful.xyz and run as the account you connect.

Citation Network Graph Nodes
act_inciteful_xyz_citation_network_graph_nodeswrite2 credits / call
Returns a citation network around a seed paper with node paper IDs and distances.
paper_id
string · required
Important Papers Listing
act_inciteful_xyz_important_papers_listingwrite2 credits / call
Returns the most important papers in a seed paper's citation network, ranked by PageRank.
paper_id
string · required
Similar Papers Listing
act_inciteful_xyz_similar_papers_listingwrite2 credits / call
Returns papers similar to a seed paper, ranked by citation-based similarity scores.
paper_id
string · required

Inciteful API questions

Is there an API for Inciteful?: Inciteful does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for inciteful.xyz. 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 Inciteful 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 inciteful.xyz changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Inciteful account?: No. Every Inciteful action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Inciteful 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.