Research Products APIs
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Overview of Elsevier APIs (Embase, Engineering Village, PharmaPendium, Reaxys, Scopus, ScienceDirect, SciVal)
Last updated on April 11, 2025
APIs (Application Programming Interface) are tools that allow for computer-to-computer interaction. Elsevier's suite of APIs allows users to programmatically search and retrieve data in XML and/or JSON...
What is the difference between ScienceDirect and Scopus data?
Last updated on December 03, 2018
ScienceDirect and Scopus use two different databases. ScienceDirect contains full text articles from journals and books, primarily published by Elsevier, but including some hosted societies. Scopus indexes...
Why do I receive error responses saying some API resources are ‘unauthorized’ or that I have ‘insufficient privileges’?
Last updated on July 16, 2024
Your API key has default settings where access to some APIs and service levels are enabled by default. Access to other APIs can be enabled manually but require further permissions from Elsevier. If you...
How do I start using the Research Products APIs?
Last updated on August 11, 2021
First, you will need to obtain an API Key on the Elsevier Developer Portal. If you do not already have an Elsevier user ID, you will have to register prior to obtaining an API Key. Once you have the API...
Where can I learn more about a specific set of APIs, such as those of ScienceDirect?
Last updated on May 19, 2025
You can view the product specific API documentation from the pages below:ScienceDirect APIsSciVal APIsScopus APIsEngineering Village APIsEmbase APIsSUSHI COP5It might be useful for you to view our step-by-step...
Who can use the Elsevier Research Products APIs?
Last updated on June 13, 2025
Anyone can request an API Key to use Elsevier APIs. Except for Scival and Embase APIs, access at no charge is available to researchers in academic and public-sector institutions, charities and charitable...
What are the quotas and throttling rates for the Research Products APIs?
Last updated on August 11, 2021
Quota limits are reset every seven days, and we place varying quota limits per API, not a single global setting for a given APIKey. You can use the response headers: X-RateLimit-Limit Shows...
What are the Elsevier Research Products APIs?
Last updated on May 14, 2025
Generally speaking, APIs are a tool that allow for computer to computer interaction. An API can be a machine interface for a software application as well as a delivery mechanism for the data requested....
What should I do if an author has multiple author IDs?
Last updated on February 27, 2025
The creation of both author and affiliation profiles are automated processes performed by complex algorithms during content processing. The original data is sourced from thousands of publishers and contains...
Getting Started Guide for Scopus APIs
Last updated on September 28, 2023
A downloadable user guide in PDF format is available for users of the Scopus APIs. Download User Guide to Scopus APIs