Europe PMC Biomedical Literature Scraper

Europe PMC Biomedical Literature Scraper — a fast, reliable europepmc scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This europepmc scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured europepmc data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Id (id) — e.g. "42343087"
• Source (source) — e.g. "MED"
• Pmid (pmid) — e.g. "42343087"
• Pmcid (pmcid) — e.g. "PMC13294356"
• Doi (doi) — e.g. "10.1038/s41421-026-00903-7"
• Title (title) — e.g. "Programmable enhancement of endogenous mRNA translation ...
• Authors (authors) — e.g. "Cheng Y, Zhu G, Zhou X, Liu Y, Pan Y."
• Journal (journal) — e.g. "Cell Discov"
• Journal Volume (journalVolume) — e.g. "12"
• Issue (issue) — e.g. "1"
• Page Info (pageInfo) — e.g. "45"
• Journal Issn (journalIssn) — e.g. "2056-5968"
• Pub Year (pubYear) — e.g. "2026"
• Pub Type (pubType) — e.g. "letter"

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Europe PMC query strings, one per line. Supports full query syntax, e.g. 'crispr', 'AUTH:"Doudna J"', 'TITL...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of articles to return for each search term (paged via cursorMark, 100 per API page).
openAccessOnly	boolean	If enabled, only keep articles flagged as open access.
minYear	integer	Drop articles published before this year (based on pubYear). Leave empty for no lower bound.

Example output

{
  "type": "article",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "id": "42343087",
  "source": "MED",
  "pmid": "42343087",
  "pmcid": "PMC13294356",
  "doi": "10.1038/s41421-026-00903-7",
  "title": "Programmable enhancement of endogenous mRNA translation through CRISPR-guided epitranscriptomic regulation.",
  "authors": "Cheng Y, Zhu G, Zhou X, Liu Y, Pan Y.",
  "journal": "Cell Discov",
  "journalVolume": "12",
  "issue": "1",
  "pageInfo": "45",
  "journalIssn": "2056-5968",
  "pubYear": "2026",
  "pubType": "letter",
  "citedByCount": 0,
  "isOpenAccess": true,
  "inEPMC": true,
  "hasPDF": true,
  "firstPublicationDate": "2026-06-24",
  "firstIndexDate": "2026-06-25",
  "url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42343087",
  "query": "crispr"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new europepmc)

Schedule this europepmc scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor europepmc for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This europepmc scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the europepmc scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every europepmc result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.