PubMed Scraper API – Search Papers & PMIDs
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from $2.20 / 1,000 papers
PubMed Scraper API – Search Papers & PMIDs
PubMed scraper via NCBI E-utilities: search papers by keyword for PMID, title, journal, DOI. No abstracts or authors. No login. LLM/RAG-ready JSON, MCP.
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PubMed scraper via NCBI E-utilities: search papers by keyword and get PMID, title, journal, publication date and DOI. No abstracts or author names. No login. JSON suited to RAG pipelines, LLM tools and MCP.
What does it do?
- Search PubMed with a free-text query (NCBI ESearch + ESummary).
- Return PMID, title, journal, pub date, DOI and PubMed URL.
- Sort by publication date or relevance.
- Cap results with
maxItems. - Does not return abstracts or author lists (by design).
Use cases
- Literature triage: build PMID lists for a topic without scraping HTML.
- RAG / LLM: seed retrieval pipelines with paper titles and DOIs.
- Alerts: monitor new papers matching a query.
- AI agents: call via Apify MCP for PubMed search in chat workflows.
Input
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
query | PubMed search query. Example: CRISPR gene editing |
maxItems | Max papers to return. Example: 50 |
sort | Sort order: pub_date or relevance. Default pub_date. |
Example input:
Output
Real output (sample from a prior run on 27 Oct 2026, Europe/Madrid):
Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, read through the API, or send to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n or webhooks. You can also run this Actor from AI agents through the Apify MCP server.
Pricing
Pay per event: $2.20 per 1,000 papers plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge beyond Apify’s normal platform fees if any apply to your plan.
FAQ
Are abstracts included? No. This Actor returns metadata only (PMID, title, journal, date, DOI) to keep payloads small and license-safe.
Do I need an NCBI API key? Not required for modest volumes. NCBI rate-limits anonymous traffic; keep maxItems reasonable.
Can AI agents use it? Yes. Output is LLM/RAG-ready JSON via Apify API or MCP.
Data source and license
Source: NCBI E-utilities / PubMed. Respect NCBI usage guidelines and rate limits. Not affiliated with NCBI or NLM.
This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the data source. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's license and terms.
