---
title: "Claim paper authorship"
method: POST
path: "/api/settings/papers/claim"
tags: ["papers"]
---

# Claim paper authorship

`POST /api/settings/papers/claim`

## Request body

- object
  - `paperId` string, required — ArXiv paper identifier being claimed.
  - `claimAuthorId` string, required — Author entry on the paper being claimed.
  - `targetUserId` string — HF user who should receive the claim.

## Response `200`

Paper authorship claim result, including the claimed paper id

- object
  - `ok` boolean, required
  - `claimedPaperId` string, required

## Changes

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- **2026-07-26** `36390f25f00f` — 2 breaking
  - the request property `claimAuthorId` became required
  - added the pattern `^\d{4}\.\d{4,5}$` to the request property `paperId`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/huggingface/apis/hub-api-endpoints/changes/api/settings/papers/claim/post.md)

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