Returns the citation detail page of one article from a Google Scholar author profile: title and publisher link, authors, publication date, journal, volume, issue, pages, publisher, description, total citations with the cited-by link, every citation table field, related articles, all versions, and the annual citation graph.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
2 required parameters needed before sending a request.
1 optional filter available.
string
Required
Google Scholar author ID that owns the article.
LSsXyncAAAAJ
string
Required
Citation ID in the {author_id}:{article_id} shape, e.g. LSsXyncAAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC.
LSsXyncAAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC
string
Optional
Two-letter interface language, optionally with a region. Defaults to en.
en
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/google/scholar/author/citation?user=LSsXyncAAAAJ&citation_id=LSsXyncAAAAJ%3A2osOgNQ5qMEC&hl=en")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
success
data
meta
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google_scholar_author_citation",
"user": "LSsXyncAAAAJ",
"citation_id": "LSsXyncAAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC",
"hl": "en"
},
"citation": {
"title": "Model-based analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)",
"link": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/GB-2008-9-9-R137",
"total_citations": 21495,
"cited_by_link": "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&cites=14252090027271643524&as_sdt=5",
"authors": "Yong Zhang, Tao Liu, Clifford A Meyer, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Eeckhoute, David S Johnson, Bradley E Bernstein, Chad Nusbaum, Richard M Myers, Myles Brown, Wei Li, X Shirley Liu",
"publication_date": "2008/9/17",
"journal": "Genome biology",
"volume": "9",
"issue": "9",
"pages": "R137",
"publisher": "BioMed Central"
},
"fields": [
{
"field": "Authors",
"value": "Yong Zhang, Tao Liu, Clifford A Meyer, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Eeckhoute, David S Johnson, Bradley E Bernstein, Chad Nusbaum, Richard M Myers, Myles Brown, Wei Li, X Shirley Liu"
}
],
"versions": [
{
"title": "All 23 versions",
"link": "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&cluster=14252090027271643524"
}
],
"related_articles": [
{
"title": "Related articles",
"link": "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&q=related:hOFpdl6YycUJ:scholar.google.com/"
}
],
"graph": [
{
"year": 2010,
"citations": 136
}
]
},
"meta": {
"duration_ms": 812
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
One or more citation parameters are invalid. This response is not billable.
Author Not Found
Google Scholar does not know this author ID. This response is not billable.
Unexpected Source Response
Scholar markup could not be normalized safely. This response is not billable.
Scholar Unavailable
The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.
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