What you get#
Onekey exposes Europe PMC as 5 endpoints behind one API key: 1 endpoint return one record (data is an object) and 4 endpoints return a list (data is an array). Every answer uses the same envelope (success, data, metadata, error), the cost is reported in metadata.credits_charged, and fields are mapped onto the unified schema so the code you write for Europe PMC also works for the rest of the science & research category.
Endpoints#
| Endpoint | What it does | Parameters | Credits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
article | Europe PMC article (PubMed record) with abstract. | pmid* | 1 | stable |
citations | Europe PMC articles citing a PMID. | pmid* | 5 | stable |
references | Europe PMC references of a PMID. | pmid* | 5 | stable |
search | Search Europe PMC publications. | q* | 5 | stable |
search_open_access | Search Europe PMC open-access full-text articles. | q* | 5 | stable |
A * marks a required parameter. Each endpoint name links to its reference page with the full parameter table, caching window and a recorded response.
Make a request#
This calls europepmc.article (1 credit, stable). Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key; sign up, no card. 1,000 free credits cover the open-platform endpoints. Hard-to-reach platforms (X, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and others marked on their page) need a verified email and a purchased pack.
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/europepmc/article?pmid=33087721" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"Fields you get back#
These unified fields come back from Europe PMC, with the same names as on every other platform. The count is how many of its 5 mapped endpoints return the field; a field the source lacks is null, never missing. 1 platform-specific field (ext.<name>) come on top, documented on each endpoint page.
| Field | Type | Endpoints |
|---|---|---|
author.displayName | string | 5 |
content.id | string | 5 |
content.title | string | 5 |
content.year | integer | 5 |
engagement.citations | integer | 3 |
paper.doi | string | 3 |
paper.journal | string | 3 |
content.text | string | 1 |
The full schema is in Unified schema.
Pricing#
Europe PMC calls cost 1 to 5 credits, flat per endpoint. Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB). Invalid, failed or not-found calls are not charged. See pricing for credit packs.