Is there an API for INSPIRE-HEP?

INSPIRE-HEP does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 9 maintained endpoints for inspirehep.net. 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 INSPIRE-HEP 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 inspirehep.net changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a INSPIRE-HEP account?

No. Every INSPIRE-HEP action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the INSPIRE-HEP 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

INSPIRE-HEP API

inspirehep.net

INSPIRE-HEP - physics literature search, paper records, references, and author profiles.

Actions: 9
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the INSPIRE-HEP API

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

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_inspirehep_author_citations_by_year",
    "params": {
      "author_facet_name": "983328_Edward Witten"
    }
  }'

9 actions on inspirehep.net

Read

Author Citations By Year
act_inspirehep_author_citations_by_yearread2 credits / call
Returns yearly citation counts aggregated for an author profile, showing citation trends.
author_facet_name
string · required
page
integer
sort
string
size
integer
Author Profile Details
act_inspirehep_author_profile_detailread1 credit / call
Returns an author profile with name, positions, advisors, students, and identifiers.
author_recid
string · required
Author Publication Facets
act_inspirehep_author_publication_facetsread2 credits / call
Returns filter facet counts for an author publication list, including subject and collaboration.
author_facet_name
string · required
author_recid
string
page
integer
sort
string
size
integer
Author Publication Listing
act_inspirehep_author_publication_listingread2 credits / call
Returns an author's publications with titles, authors, abstracts, and citation counts.
author_facet_name
string · required
page
integer
sort
string
size
integer
Literature Authors
act_inspirehep_literature_authorsread1 credit / call
Returns the author list and affiliations for a paper, with profile links.
literature_recid
string · required
Literature Browse Facets
act_inspirehep_literature_browse_facetsread2 credits / call
Returns available literature filter dimensions and counts for browsing without a query.
page
integer
sort
string
size
integer
Literature Record Details
act_inspirehep_literature_record_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a full paper record with title, abstract, authors, citation count, and metadata.
literature_recid
string · required
Literature References
act_inspirehep_literature_referencesread2 credits / call
Returns references cited by a literature record with titles, authors, and record links.
literature_recid
string · required
page
integer
size
integer
Literature Search Facets
act_inspirehep_literature_search_facetsread2 credits / call
Returns filter facet counts for a literature search query, including subject, author, and date.
search_query
string · required
page
integer
sort
string
size
integer

INSPIRE-HEP API questions

Is there an API for INSPIRE-HEP?: INSPIRE-HEP does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 9 maintained endpoints for inspirehep.net. 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 INSPIRE-HEP 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 inspirehep.net changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a INSPIRE-HEP account?: No. Every INSPIRE-HEP action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the INSPIRE-HEP 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.