Is there an API for RSC Publishing?

RSC Publishing does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for pubs.rsc.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 RSC Publishing 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.rsc.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a RSC Publishing account?

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

What does the RSC Publishing 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

RSC Publishing API

pubs.rsc.org

RSC Publishing - chemistry articles, journals, abstracts, issues, and citations.

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

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the RSC Publishing API

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

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_rsc_org_article_abstract_landing",
    "params": {
      "pubyear": "2026",
      "journal_code": "cy",
      "article_id": "d6cy00244g"
    }
  }'

8 actions on pubs.rsc.org

Read

Article Abstract Landing
act_pubs_rsc_org_article_abstract_landingread1 credit / call
Returns an article's title, authors, affiliations, and abstract.
pubyear
string · required
journal_code
string · required
article_id
string · required
Article Full Text
act_pubs_rsc_org_article_full_htmlread1 credit / call
Returns the full body text of an open-access article with sections and references.
pubyear
string · required
journal_code
string · required
article_id
string · required
Citation BibTeX Export
act_pubs_rsc_org_citation_bibtex_exportread1 credit / call
Returns the BibTeX citation export text for a marked article suitable for reference managers.
markedids
string · required
Journal Home Page
act_pubs_rsc_org_journal_home_pageread1 credit / call
Returns a journal's volume list by year with ISSNs and latest issue.
journal_slug
string · required
Journals Browse Index
act_pubs_rsc_org_journals_browse_indexread1 credit / call
Returns all RSC journals with titles, links, and publication year ranges.
Publishing Homepage
act_pubs_rsc_org_publishing_homepageread1 credit / call
Returns the RSC Publishing homepage with the journals index and publication ranges.

Write

Write actions change state on pubs.rsc.org and run as the account you connect.

Issue Contents
act_pubs_rsc_org_issue_contentswrite2 credits / call
Returns a journal issue's article list with titles, types, and PDF links.
name
string · required
issue_id
string · required
jname
string
pageno
string
issnprint
string
issnonline
string
latestissueid
string
Journal Issues By Year
act_pubs_rsc_org_journal_issues_by_yearwrite2 credits / call
Returns a journal volume's issues with numbers, page ranges, and links.
root
string · required

RSC Publishing API questions

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