Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Many platforms make their data available for download through an interface (Application Programming Interfaces, APIs). In addition to the freely accessible data services, university members can also use the APIs of licensed data sources. Sometimes an individual API key needs to be registered for this.
Would you like some assistance with the use of APIs or are you not finding what you want in the overview? You are very welcome to contact us.
Scientific publications and metadata
Platform/provider | Description | Access, data licence |
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OpenAlex |
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Freely accessible, CC0
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CrossRef
Documentation:
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Freely accessible (etiquette); metadata: "free to use", funder data: CC0 |
Frontiers |
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Freely accessible; CC BY |
MDPI |
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Freely accessible; CC BY |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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Freely accessible; CC BY |
PubMed Central |
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Min. TDM licence, CC licenses, some include commercial use |
Elsevier
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Entire content licensed for TDM (non-commercial use);
API key required |
IEEE Xplore |
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Entire content licensed for TDM (non-commercial use);
Registration required for APIs |
Springer Nature |
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Entire content licensed for TDM (non-commercial use);
User key required for APIs |
Wiley |
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Entire content licensed for TDM (non-commercial use);
TDM token required |
Other providers' resources (national libraries, etc.)
Platform/provider | Description | Access, data licence |
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Memobase |
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Freely accessible, various licenses |
Swiss Federal Archives’ AppLab |
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Freely accessible |
German Digital Library
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Freely accessible, various licenses, API key required |
German National Library
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Freely accessible, public domain |
Europeana Newspaper Collection |
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Freely accessible, public domain, API key required for full texts |
Gallica (French National Library – “Bibliothèque nationale de France” BnF) |
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Freely accessible, non-commercial use (licensing terms) |
Internet Archive | ||
KB National Library of the Netherlands |
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Freely accessible, various licenses |
Project Gutenberg | Freely accessible, public domain |
Legal aspects
The resources and their interfaces are subject to various legal and technical terms of use. Please consult these before any automated access. In particular, automated access is often excluded for licensed content that is not listed here and may cause the provider to block access to the database. Please contact us to check the legality of access if you are in any doubt.
According to the Swiss Federal Act on Copyright and Related Rights, duplication and storage of legally accessible content for scientific purposes as in the context of TDM is permitted.
The use of e-media or parts thereof in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is in many cases contractually prohibited. If you are planning to use AI in this way, you must contact us in advance to clarify the relevant framework conditions.
For any questions or clarifications, please reach out to us.