Figshare API
figshare · Data
Figshare apiv2. Using Swagger 2.0
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
Public Articles
Returns a list of public articles
https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles?doi=example&page=1&group=1&limit=10&order=published_date&handle=example&offset=0&item_type=1&page_size=10&institution=1&resource_doi=example&modified_since=example&order_direction=desc&published_since=example
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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles?doi=example&page=1&group=1&limit=10&order=published_date&handle=example&offset=0&item_type=1&page_size=10&institution=1&resource_doi=example&modified_since=example&order_direction=desc&published_since=example"
import requests
params = {
"doi": "example",
"page": "1",
"group": "1",
"limit": "10",
"order": "published_date",
"handle": "example",
"offset": "0",
"item_type": "1",
"page_size": "10",
"institution": "1",
"resource_doi": "example",
"modified_since": "example",
"order_direction": "desc",
"published_since": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles');
url.searchParams.set('doi', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('group', '1');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');
url.searchParams.set('order', 'published_date');
url.searchParams.set('handle', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');
url.searchParams.set('item_type', '1');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');
url.searchParams.set('institution', '1');
url.searchParams.set('resource_doi', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('modified_since', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('order_direction', 'desc');
url.searchParams.set('published_since', 'example');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("doi", "example")
q.Set("page", "1")
q.Set("group", "1")
q.Set("limit", "10")
q.Set("order", "published_date")
q.Set("handle", "example")
q.Set("offset", "0")
q.Set("item_type", "1")
q.Set("page_size", "10")
q.Set("institution", "1")
q.Set("resource_doi", "example")
q.Set("modified_since", "example")
q.Set("order_direction", "desc")
q.Set("published_since", "example")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"doi" => "example",
"page" => "1",
"group" => "1",
"limit" => "10",
"order" => "published_date",
"handle" => "example",
"offset" => "0",
"item_type" => "1",
"page_size" => "10",
"institution" => "1",
"resource_doi" => "example",
"modified_since" => "example",
"order_direction" => "desc",
"published_since" => "example"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/articles?" . http_build_query([
"doi" => "example",
"page" => "1",
"group" => "1",
"limit" => "10",
"order" => "published_date",
"handle" => "example",
"offset" => "0",
"item_type" => "1",
"page_size" => "10",
"institution" => "1",
"resource_doi" => "example",
"modified_since" => "example",
"order_direction" => "desc",
"published_since" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET
Public Collections
Returns a list of public collections
https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections?doi=example&page=1&group=1&limit=10&order=published_date&handle=example&offset=0&page_size=10&institution=1&resource_doi=example&modified_since=example&order_direction=desc&published_since=example
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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections?doi=example&page=1&group=1&limit=10&order=published_date&handle=example&offset=0&page_size=10&institution=1&resource_doi=example&modified_since=example&order_direction=desc&published_since=example"
import requests
params = {
"doi": "example",
"page": "1",
"group": "1",
"limit": "10",
"order": "published_date",
"handle": "example",
"offset": "0",
"page_size": "10",
"institution": "1",
"resource_doi": "example",
"modified_since": "example",
"order_direction": "desc",
"published_since": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections');
url.searchParams.set('doi', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('group', '1');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');
url.searchParams.set('order', 'published_date');
url.searchParams.set('handle', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');
url.searchParams.set('institution', '1');
url.searchParams.set('resource_doi', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('modified_since', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('order_direction', 'desc');
url.searchParams.set('published_since', 'example');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("doi", "example")
q.Set("page", "1")
q.Set("group", "1")
q.Set("limit", "10")
q.Set("order", "published_date")
q.Set("handle", "example")
q.Set("offset", "0")
q.Set("page_size", "10")
q.Set("institution", "1")
q.Set("resource_doi", "example")
q.Set("modified_since", "example")
q.Set("order_direction", "desc")
q.Set("published_since", "example")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"doi" => "example",
"page" => "1",
"group" => "1",
"limit" => "10",
"order" => "published_date",
"handle" => "example",
"offset" => "0",
"page_size" => "10",
"institution" => "1",
"resource_doi" => "example",
"modified_since" => "example",
"order_direction" => "desc",
"published_since" => "example"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/collections?" . http_build_query([
"doi" => "example",
"page" => "1",
"group" => "1",
"limit" => "10",
"order" => "published_date",
"handle" => "example",
"offset" => "0",
"page_size" => "10",
"institution" => "1",
"resource_doi" => "example",
"modified_since" => "example",
"order_direction" => "desc",
"published_since" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET
Item Types
Returns the list of Item Types of the requested group. If no user is authenticated, returns the item types available for Figshare.
https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types?group_id=0
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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types?group_id=0"
import requests
params = {
"group_id": "0"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types');
url.searchParams.set('group_id', '0');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("group_id", "0")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"group_id" => "0"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/figshare.com/2.0.0/item_types?" . http_build_query([
"group_id" => "0"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- See official documentation for authentication and setup.
What can you build with Figshare API?
Figshare API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:
- enriching your app with third-party datasets
- building data pipelines and ETL workflows
- querying and searching large datasets
- powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
- syncing reference data into your own systems
No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Figshare API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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