IEEE Xplore API
developer.ieee.org · Science
Programmatic access to IEEE's database of engineering and technology research — journals, conference papers, books, and standards. Free API key for metadata access; full text requires institutional license.
Authentication
Sample Requests
Search IEEE Xplore for articles by keyword.
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curl -X GET "https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY&querytext=neural%20networks&max_records=5&start_record=1"
import requests
params = {
"apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"querytext": "neural networks",
"max_records": "5",
"start_record": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles');
url.searchParams.set('apikey', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('querytext', 'neural networks');
url.searchParams.set('max_records', '5');
url.searchParams.set('start_record', '1');
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://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
q.Set("querytext", "neural networks")
q.Set("max_records", "5")
q.Set("start_record", "1")
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://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"apikey" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
"querytext" => "neural networks",
"max_records" => "5",
"start_record" => "1"
})
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://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?" . http_build_query([
"apikey" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
"querytext" => "neural networks",
"max_records" => "5",
"start_record" => "1"
]);
$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
- Get a free API key at developer.ieee.org
- Pass apikey as query parameter
- Try GET https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?querytext=machine+learning&max_records=5&apikey=YOUR_KEY
- Full-text access requires an institutional IEEE subscription
What can you build with IEEE Xplore API?
IEEE Xplore API is a Science API. Developers commonly use science APIs for:
- accessing research datasets and scientific literature
- powering academic and R&D applications
- running scientific calculations and simulations
- visualising experimental and observational data
- integrating with research and reference databases
API Key authentication. You'll receive a key after signing up. Send it with every request — in a header or query parameter. Keep it out of client-side code and never commit it to version control. IEEE Xplore API is free to use up to a usage limit, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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