Is there an API for PubMed?

PubMed does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 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 PubMed 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 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a PubMed account?

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

What does the PubMed 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

PubMed API

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PubMed - biomedical literature, abstracts, authors, MeSH terms, and keywords.

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

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the PubMed API

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

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": "pm_article_details",
    "params": {
      "pmid": "39284512"
    }
  }'

4 actions on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Read

Article Details
pm_article_detailsread2 credits / call
Returns article metadata by PMID including title, abstract, authors, MeSH terms, journal, and DOI.
pmid
string · required
Article Search
pm_search_articlesread2 credits / call
Returns PubMed article summaries by keyword, author, journal, or date range, including titles, authors, and DOI.
query
string · required
max_results
integer
page
integer
sort
string
min_date
string
max_date
string
date_type
string
Citing Articles
pm_cited_byread2 credits / call
Returns articles citing a given PMID with citation count, titles, authors, journal, and DOI.
pmid
string · required
include_summaries
boolean
Trending Articles
pm_trendingread1 credit / call
Returns currently trending PubMed articles with titles, authors, and journal citations.
page
integer
max_results
integer

PubMed API questions

Is there an API for PubMed?: PubMed does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 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 PubMed 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 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a PubMed account?: No. Every PubMed action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the PubMed 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.