OPopenalex
Continents

Get a single continent

Retrieve a single continent by its Wikidata Q-ID.

get/continents/{id}

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.openalex.org
  • URL
    https://api.openalex.org/continents/{id}
  • Auth
    API key in query parameter api_key

Path parameters

idstring required

Wikidata Q-ID (e.g., Q49 for North America)

Query parameters

selectstring

Comma-separated list of fields to return. Reduces response size. Example: select=id,display_name,cited_by_count

api_keystring required

Your OpenAlex API key (required). Get a free key at https://openalex.org/settings/api

Response

Successful response

idstring

The OpenAlex ID for this continent (uses Wikidata Q-IDs).

display_namestring

The name of the continent.

descriptionstring

A brief description of the continent.

display_name_alternativesstring[]

Alternate names for this continent.

created_datestring date

When this continent was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).

updated_datestring date-time

When this continent was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).

Example response

{
  "id": "https://openalex.org/continents/Q49"
}

Changes

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