---
title: "Inspect or read a paper"
method: GET
path: "/search/research/papers/{id}"
tags: ["Research"]
---

# Inspect or read a paper

`GET /search/research/papers/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `query` string
- `k` integer

## Response `200`

Paper metadata or read-mode passages.

- union
  - ResearchPaperMetadataResponse
    - `success` boolean, required
    - `paper` ResearchPaperMetadata, required
      - `paperId` string, required — Canonical paper id.
      - `ids` ResearchIdMap — Source identifiers grouped by namespace.
      - `title` string, required
      - `abstract` string, required
      - `authors` string — Comma-joined author names.
      - `categories` string[] — Paper categories.
      - `createdDate` string — Original creation date string.
      - `updateDate` string — Last-updated date string.
  - ResearchReadPaperResponse
    - `success` boolean, required
    - `paper` ResearchPaperMetadata, required
      - `paperId` string, required — Canonical paper id.
      - `ids` ResearchIdMap — Source identifiers grouped by namespace.
      - `title` string, required
      - `abstract` string, required
      - `authors` string — Comma-joined author names.
      - `categories` string[] — Paper categories.
      - `createdDate` string — Original creation date string.
      - `updateDate` string — Last-updated date string.
    - `paperId` string, required
    - `query` string, required
    - `passages` ResearchPassage[], required
      - `text` string, required — In-body passage text. May include markdown tables.
      - `score` number, double, required — Dense similarity score for the passage.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Missing or invalid bearer token
- `404` — Paper not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

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