Citation Generator API
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Citation Generator API
Generate citation metadata for any book, article, URL, DOI, PMID, or arXiv ID.
Citation Generator Actor
Generate citation metadata for any book, article, URL, DOI, PMID, or arXiv ID.
🚀 Main Features
- Multi-Identifier Lookup: Query by URL, ISBN, DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or title.
- Detailed Metadata: Returns full citation details (authors, publisher, date, title, tags).
🔧 Input Parameters
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | The identifier or query to search. | 978-0525659198 |
Example Input JSON:
{"query": "978-0525659198"}
📊 Output Examples
The Actor saves all results to the default dataset and writes the raw JSON payload to the default Key-Value Store under the OUTPUT key.
Response Example:
[{"key": "8RYA2BXS","version": 0,"itemType": "book","creators": [{"firstName": "Tayari","lastName": "Jones","creatorType": "author"}],"tags": [{ "tag": "Fiction", "type": 1 },{ "tag": "Novels", "type": 1 }],"ISBN": "9780525659198","abstractNote": "An unforgettable novel...","title": "Kin","numPages": "1","place": "New York","publisher": "Alfred A. Knopf","date": "2026","libraryCatalog": "Library of Congress ISBN"}]
🏷️ Keywords:
citation generator, citation api, isbn lookup, doi parser, arxiv citation, zotero translator.