---
title: "Lab quote: ?q=<filter> (+must -exclude \"exact topic\" (a OR b) wild* year:a..b over elements and topics) -> matching paper volume by year and community, and a binding quote_id with a price per deliverable (Professional+ key, or $0.01 via x402)."
method: GET
path: "/lab/quote"
---

# Lab quote: ?q=<filter> (+must -exclude "exact topic" (a OR b) wild\* year:a..b over elements and topics) -> matching paper volume by year and community, and a binding quote_id with a price per deliverable (Professional+ key, or $0.01 via x402).

`GET /lab/quote`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.elements-live.com/v1`
- URL: `https://www.elements-live.com/v1/lab/quote`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `broader` unknown[], required
    - unknown
  - `by_year` object[], required
  - `by_year_estimated` boolean, required
  - `communities_sampled_papers` integer, required
  - `data_version` string, required
  - `depths` object, required
  - `expires_at` integer, required
  - `matches` integer, required
  - `matches_estimated` boolean, required
  - `notes` object, required
  - `query` object, required
  - `quote_id` string, required
  - `top_communities` unknown[], required
    - unknown

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/elements-live/apis/elements-live-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/elements-live/apis/elements-live-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/elements-live/apis/elements-live-api/revisions/731bc43f8884?raw)