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Crossref Scholarly Metadata Scraper

Scrape scholarly works with DOI, title, type, publisher, journal, publication year, authors and citation count. Search by keyword. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

24 fields per record JSON · CSV · Excel · API Pay per use

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crossref-scraper.json 200 OK

{
  "doi": "10.1089/crispr.2018.29011.rba",
  "title": "Cultivating CRISPR",
  "type": "journal-article",
  "publisher": "SAGE Publications",
  "containerTitle": "The CRISPR Journal",
  "publishedYear": 2018,
  "authors": ["Rodolphe Barrangou"],
  "authorsDetailed": [{"name":"Rodolphe Barrangou","given":"Rodol…,
  "issn": ["2573-1599","2573-1602"]
}

What you get

Every run returns clean, typed records, ready for your CRM, spreadsheet or database.

One clean record per result, deduped and normalized
Stable schema in JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it via the Apify API
Pay per use in the cloud, nothing to install or maintain

Fields it returns

DoiTitleTypePublisherContainer TitlePublished YearAuthorsAuthors DetailedIssnIsbnVolumeIssuePageSubjects

Sample output

A real example record, exactly the shape you receive.

Doi	Title	Type	Publisher
10.1089/crispr.2018.29011.rba	Cultivating CRISPR	journal-article	SAGE Publications
10.1089/crispr.2020.29108.kda	My CRISPR Book	journal-article	SAGE Publications
10.1089/crispr.2019.0015	Too Much Compromise in Today's CR…	journal-article	SAGE Publications
10.1089/crispr.2019.29043.rba	CRISPR on the Move in 2019	journal-article	SAGE Publications
10.1089/crispr.2024.0005	“CRISPR” Mutations: Inaccurate Li…	journal-article	SAGE Publications

GET /crossref-scraper

{
  "doi": "10.1089/crispr.2018.29011.rba",
  "title": "Cultivating CRISPR",
  "type": "journal-article",
  "publisher": "SAGE Publications",
  "containerTitle": "The CRISPR Journal",
  "publishedYear": 2018,
  "authors": ["Rodolphe Barrangou"],
  "authorsDetailed": [{"name":"Rodolphe Barrangou","given":"Rodol…,
  "issn": ["2573-1599","2573-1602"]
}

Example use cases

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Frequently asked questions

What does the search match?

The search looks across titles, authors and other metadata and returns the most relevant works for your query.

Does it include the DOI and journal?

Yes. Each record includes the DOI, the journal or book title, the publisher and the publication year.

Can I see how cited a work is?

Yes. Each record includes a citation count and the number of references the work lists.

How fresh is the data?

Records are read live at run time, so each reflects the index at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

Ready when you are.

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