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Springer Nature API

api.springernature.com · Science

Science API Key Free Tier Academic Research Publishing

Access metadata and open access full-text for articles from Springer Nature journals, books, and conference proceedings. Free API key required. Over 14 million documents.

Authentication

API Key authentication Free API key at dev.springernature.com. Pass as ?api_key= query param.

Sample Requests

GET Search open access articles

Search open access Springer Nature articles.

https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json?p=5&q=machine learning&s=1&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

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curl -X GET "https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json?p=5&q=machine%20learning&s=1&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
import requests
params = {
    "p": "5",
    "q": "machine learning",
    "s": "1",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json');
url.searchParams.set('p', '5');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'machine learning');
url.searchParams.set('s', '1');
url.searchParams.set('api_key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');

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.springernature.com/openaccess/json")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("p", "5")
	q.Set("q", "machine learning")
	q.Set("s", "1")
	q.Set("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	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.springernature.com/openaccess/json")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "p" => "5",
  "q" => "machine learning",
  "s" => "1",
  "api_key" => "YOUR_API_KEY"
})

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.springernature.com/openaccess/json?" . http_build_query([
    "p" => "5",
    "q" => "machine learning",
    "s" => "1",
    "api_key" => "YOUR_API_KEY"
]);
$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 Postman ↗
  1. Register for a free API key at dev.springernature.com
  2. Try GET https://api.springernature.com/openaccess/json?q=climate+change&p=5&api_key=YOUR_KEY
  3. Use /meta/v2/json for metadata-only (broader coverage)
  4. Filter by openaccess:true for free full-text results

What can you build with Springer Nature API?

Springer Nature 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. Springer Nature API is free to use up to a usage limit, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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