Is there an API for NASA ADS?

NASA ADS does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ui.adsabs.harvard.edu. 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 NASA ADS 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 ui.adsabs.harvard.edu changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a NASA ADS account?

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

What does the NASA ADS 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

NASA ADS API

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Search astronomy literature by keyword, browse papers, view citation metrics, and read paper abstracts from the ADS Harvard literature index.

Actions: 3
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the NASA ADS API

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

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_ui_adsabs_harvard_edu_citation_metrics",
    "params": {
      "bibcode": "2026ragt.confE...1K"
    }
  }'

3 actions on ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Read

Citation Metrics
act_ui_adsabs_harvard_edu_citation_metricsread3 credits / call
Returns citation counts, references, keywords, and publication metadata for a paper by bibcode.
bibcode
string · required
Literature Search Results
act_ui_adsabs_harvard_edu_literature_search_resultsread3 credits / call
Searches astronomy and physics papers by keyword, returning titles, authors, abstracts, and citation counts.
search_query
string · required
rows
integer
start
integer
Paper Abstract Details
act_ui_adsabs_harvard_edu_paper_abstract_detailread3 credits / call
Returns a paper's title, authors, full abstract, and publication details by bibcode.
bibcode
string · required

NASA ADS API questions

Is there an API for NASA ADS?: NASA ADS does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ui.adsabs.harvard.edu. 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 NASA ADS 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 ui.adsabs.harvard.edu changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a NASA ADS account?: No. Every NASA ADS action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the NASA ADS 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.