ClinicalTrials.gov API
clinicaltrials.gov · Health
US National Library of Medicine database of clinical studies — 500,000+ studies worldwide. Search by condition, drug, location, status, and more. Free, no API key.
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
Search studies
Find clinical trials on COVID-19 vaccines.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?format=json&pageSize=5&query.cond=COVID-19&query.intr=vaccine
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curl -X GET "https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?format=json&pageSize=5&query.cond=COVID-19&query.intr=vaccine"
import requests
params = {
"format": "json",
"pageSize": "5",
"query.cond": "COVID-19",
"query.intr": "vaccine"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('pageSize', '5');
url.searchParams.set('query.cond', 'COVID-19');
url.searchParams.set('query.intr', 'vaccine');
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://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("format", "json")
q.Set("pageSize", "5")
q.Set("query.cond", "COVID-19")
q.Set("query.intr", "vaccine")
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://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"format" => "json",
"pageSize" => "5",
"query.cond" => "COVID-19",
"query.intr" => "vaccine"
})
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://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?" . http_build_query([
"format" => "json",
"pageSize" => "5",
"query.cond" => "COVID-19",
"query.intr" => "vaccine"
]);
$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
- No API key needed
- Search: GET /api/v2/studies?query.cond=cancer&pageSize=10&format=json
- Filter by status: &filter.overallStatus=RECRUITING
- Near location: &query.locn=New+York
- Single study: GET /api/v2/studies/{NCT_ID}?format=json