arXiv Preprints API
Pricing
from $1.40 / 1,000 preprint records
Search arXiv, bioRxiv and medRxiv preprints, or look up arXiv IDs and DOIs. One row per preprint with title, abstract, categories, version, dates, links and licence. No author fields. Independent tool, not affiliated with arXiv, bioRxiv or medRxiv.
You can access the arXiv Preprints API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
1from apify_client import ApifyClient2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")6
7# Prepare the Actor input8run_input = {9 "queries": ["retrieval augmented generation"],10 "servers": ["arxiv"],11 "maxResults": 25,12}13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish15run = client.actor("conserving_celerytop/preprint-papers-api").call(run_input=run_input)16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)18print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")19for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():20 print(item)21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-startThe Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use arXiv Preprints API API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
$pip install apify-clientOther API clients include: