You can access the Crossref Scraper 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {}
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("openclawmara/crossref-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
15for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Crossref Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Crossref Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Crossref Scraper API in JavaScript

Crossref Scraper API through CLI

Crossref Scraper OpenAPI definition

Crossref Scraper API

Crossref Academic Citation Scraper

cloud9_ai/crossref-scraper

Search and extract scholarly publication metadata from Crossref. Get DOIs, citations, authors, journals for 140M+ works.

cloud9

CrossRef Academic Metadata Scraper

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Search CrossRef for academic paper metadata. Get DOIs, authors, journals, citations, and publication dates. Essential for research and bibliography building.

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Crossref Scraper

automation-lab/crossref-scraper

Search and extract academic paper metadata from Crossref — titles, authors, DOIs, citations, abstracts, and journal details. Process thousands of scholarly articles in a single run. Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel for literature reviews and citation analysis.

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Crossref Scraper

parseforge/crossref-scraper

Transform how you access scholarly data with our Crossref scraper. This intelligent automation tool gathers titles, authors, abstracts, and citations in seconds, giving researchers, librarians, and academics the accurate, up-to-date publication information they need without lifting a finger.

ParseForge

5.0

Crossref Academic Paper Search

ryanclinton/crossref-paper-search

Search over 150 million scholarly works indexed by Crossref -- the largest open registry of DOI metadata in the world. Retrieve structured publication data including titles, authors with ORCID identifiers, citation counts, journal names, funding information, abstracts, and more. No API key required.