Is there an API for Semantic Scholar?

Semantic Scholar does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for semanticscholar.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 Semantic Scholar 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 semanticscholar.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Semantic Scholar account?

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

What does the Semantic Scholar 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

Semantic Scholar API

semanticscholar.org

Semantic Scholar - papers, citations, TLDR summaries, and author profiles.

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

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Semantic Scholar API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs ss_author_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": "ss_author_details",
    "params": {
      "author_id": "1741101"
    }
  }'

4 actions on semanticscholar.org

Read

Author Details
ss_author_detailsread1 credit / call
Returns an author profile with h-index, citation count, homepage, and optionally their papers.
author_id
string · required
include_papers
boolean
Author Search
ss_author_searchread1 credit / call
Returns academic authors by name with paper count, citation count, h-index, and affiliations.
query
string · required
limit
integer
offset
integer
Paper Details
ss_paper_detailsread2 credits / call
Returns full paper metadata with citations, references, fields of study, journal info, and open access PDF.
paper_id
string · required
Paper Search
ss_search_papersread2 credits / call
Returns academic papers by keyword with titles, authors, abstracts, TLDR, citation counts, and external IDs.
query
string · required
limit
integer
offset
integer
year
string
fieldsOfStudy
string
openAccessPdf
boolean

Semantic Scholar API questions

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