You can access the Semantic Scholar Paper Search 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    "query": "large language models",
10    "yearFrom": 2023,
11    "openAccessOnly": False,
12    "sortBy": "relevance",
13    "maxResults": 50,
14}
15
16# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
17run = client.actor("ryanclinton/semantic-scholar-search").call(run_input=run_input)
18
19# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
20print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
21for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
22    print(item)
23
24# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Semantic Scholar API: Search Academic Papers API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Semantic Scholar Paper Search API in JavaScript

Semantic Scholar Paper Search API through CLI

Semantic Scholar Paper Search OpenAPI definition

Semantic Scholar Paper Search API

Semantic Scholar Search Scraper

powerai/semantic-scholar-search-scraper

Scrape academic papers from Semantic Scholar by keyword search, with automatic pagination and comprehensive research data extraction.

PowerAI

Semantic Scholar Scraper

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Search and extract academic paper data from Semantic Scholar. Find papers, analyze citations, track references. 200M+ papers, no API key needed.

Stas Persiianenko

Semantic Scholar Academic Paper Scraper

cloud9_ai/semantic-scholar-scraper

Search and extract academic papers, citations, and authors from Semantic Scholar. 200M+ papers with citation graphs and impact metrics. Search papers, get detailed paper info, or find researchers. API key optional. For research and AI.

cloud9

Semantic Scholar Scraper - Cheap 📚🔎🤖

scrapestorm/semantic-scholar-scraper---cheap

🔎 Easily collect research papers from Semantic Scholar Provide one or multiple search keywords, paper URLs or author profiles and extract structured academic data such as 📄 Paper Title👨‍🔬 Authors 📅 Publication Year 🔗 Paper URL & more Perfect for academic research & AI research monitoring 📚

Storm_Scraper

5.0

Semantic Scholar Scraper

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Semantic Scholar Paper Scraper

agenscrape/semantic-scholar-paper-scraper

Scrape academic papers from Semantic Scholar. Search by keyword and extract paper titles, abstracts, authors, citation counts, publication dates, DOIs, open access PDFs... Perfect for literature reviews, citation analysis, and research databases. Real time data output with pagination support.

Agenscrape

Semantic Scholar Scraper

parseforge/semantic-scholar-scraper

Extract detailed academic paper data from Semantic Scholar, including abstracts, citations, authors, and publication details. Ideal for researchers, academics, and analysts who need structured scholarly data for literature reviews, research workflows, and large-scale academic analysis.

ParseForge

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Google Scholar Scraper - Academic Papers & Citations

klondikeking/google-scholar-scraper-v2

Extract academic papers, citations, authors, and PDF links from Google Scholar.

Pierrick McD0nald

Google Scholar Scraper

fatihai-tools/google-scholar-scraper

Extract academic papers, citations, authors, and publication data from Google Scholar. Search by keyword, author, or journal. Perfect for literature reviews, research analysis, and academic data mining.

fatih dağüstü

Semantic Scholar Author Profiles Scraper

parseforge/semantic-scholar-author-profiles-scraper

Collect researcher profiles from Semantic Scholar. Extract h-index, citation counts, publication history, affiliations, and external IDs for any academic author. Search by name or author ID. Download structured data as CSV, JSON, or Excel for research evaluation, talent scouting, and grant reviews.

ParseForge