Is there an API for PLOS Journals?

PLOS Journals does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for journals.plos.org. 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 PLOS Journals 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 journals.plos.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a PLOS Journals account?

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

What does the PLOS Journals 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

PLOS Journals API

journals.plos.org

PLOS Journals - open-access article search, subject taxonomy, pages, and usage metrics.

Actions: 6
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the PLOS Journals API

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

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_journals_plos_org_article_altmetric_score",
    "params": {
      "article_doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0054096"
    }
  }'

6 actions on journals.plos.org

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Article Altmetric Score
act_journals_plos_org_article_altmetric_scoreread1 credit / call
Returns Altmetric attention data for an article DOI with score, mention counts, and ranking.
article_doi
string · required
altmetric_api_key
string
Article Metrics Timeseries
act_journals_plos_org_article_metrics_timeseriesread1 credit / call
Returns monthly view and download counts for an article by format.
article_doi
string · required
Article Metrics Totals
act_journals_plos_org_article_metrics_totalsread1 credit / call
Returns total view and download counts for an article by format.
article_doi
string · required
Article Search
act_journals_plos_org_search_resultsread2 credits / call
Returns articles matching keyword and journal with titles, DOIs, authors, and facets.
search_keyword
string · required
filter_journals
string
Subject Taxonomy
act_journals_plos_org_subject_taxonomyread1 credit / call
Returns top-level subject categories with article and child counts.
Subject Taxonomy Children
act_journals_plos_org_subject_taxonomy_childrenread1 credit / call
Returns child subject categories under a parent subject with article counts.
subject_slug
string · required

PLOS Journals API questions

Is there an API for PLOS Journals?: PLOS Journals does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for journals.plos.org. 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 PLOS Journals 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 journals.plos.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a PLOS Journals account?: No. Every PLOS Journals action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the PLOS Journals 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.