Is there an API for Mendeley?

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

Do I need a Mendeley account?

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

What does the Mendeley 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

Mendeley API

mendeley.com

Mendeley - paper search, topics, abstracts, metadata, citations, and altmetrics.

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

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Mendeley API

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

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_mendeley_paper_abstract",
    "params": {
      "paper_id": "5d37811e-530e-3983-aa96-13fe53d1f0be"
    }
  }'

8 actions on mendeley.com

Read

Paper Altmetrics
act_mendeley_paper_altmetricsread1 credit / call
Returns PlumX altmetrics for a DOI: citation, capture, mention, and social counts.
doi
string · required
Paper Details
act_mendeley_paper_detail_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns paper detail metadata: title, authors, year, DOI, and Scopus IDs.
paper_id
string · required
Paper Reader Stats
act_mendeley_paper_reader_statsread1 credit / call
Returns a yearly reader-count time series for a paper.
paper_id
string · required
Search Landing Topics
act_mendeley_search_landing_topicsread1 credit / call
Returns popular research topics featured on the search homepage.

Write

Write actions change state on mendeley.com and run as the account you connect.

Paper Abstract
act_mendeley_paper_abstractwrite2 credits / call
Returns the full abstract text for a paper by its ID.
paper_id
string · required
Paper Search Results
act_mendeley_paper_search_resultswrite2 credits / call
Returns papers matching a keyword with titles, authors, DOI, citation counts, and access flags.
search_query
string · required
page
integer
sort_by
string
facet_filters
object
Related Paper Citation Metadata
act_mendeley_related_paper_citation_metadatawrite2 credits / call
Returns bibliographic citation records for a batch of Scopus document IDs.
items
array · required
Search Filter Facets
act_mendeley_search_filter_facetswrite2 credits / call
Returns filter facet counts by year, type, access, journal, and author for a search query.
search_query
string · required
facet_filters
object
facets_touched
array

Mendeley API questions

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