Is there an API for ACS Publications?

ACS Publications does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for pubs.acs.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 ACS Publications 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 pubs.acs.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a ACS Publications account?

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

What does the ACS Publications 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

ACS Publications API

pubs.acs.org

ACS Publications - chemistry articles, journals, abstracts, issues, and citations.

Actions: 5
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the ACS Publications API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_pubs_acs_org_article_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_pubs_acs_org_article_abstract",
    "params": {
      "article_doi": "10.1021/acsapm.6c00188"
    }
  }'

5 actions on pubs.acs.org

Read

Article Abstract
act_pubs_acs_org_article_abstractread1 credit / call
Returns a chemistry article's title, authors, affiliations, and abstract by DOI.
article_doi
string · required
Citation Format Page
act_pubs_acs_org_citation_format_pageread2 credits / call
Returns an article's citation details and available export formats by DOI.
article_doi
string · required
download_file_name
string · required
format
string · required
Issue Listing
act_pubs_acs_org_issue_listingread1 credit / call
Returns a journal's current issue table of contents with articles and abstracts.
journal_code
string · required
Journal Catalog Listing
act_pubs_acs_org_journal_catalog_listingread2 credits / call
Returns all ACS journals with names, codes, and subject categories.
Journal Landing
act_pubs_acs_org_journal_landingread1 credit / call
Returns journal details, ISSN, current issue, and recent articles by journal code.
journal_code
string · required

ACS Publications API questions

Is there an API for ACS Publications?: ACS Publications does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for pubs.acs.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 ACS Publications 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 pubs.acs.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a ACS Publications account?: No. Every ACS Publications action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the ACS Publications 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.