---
title: "Search Scientific Sources"
method: GET
path: "/v2/datasets/scientific/sources/search"
tags: ["datasets"]
---

# Search Scientific Sources

`GET /v2/datasets/scientific/sources/search`

Search supported scientific sources and return scrapeable source URLs. Use datasets to scope search to one or more dataset keys. Results are returned in the standard dataset search response shape.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `limit` integer
- `datasets` union
  - string[]
  - string

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- BatchSearchResponse — Response for POST /v2/datasets/batch-search
  - `datasets_searched` string[]
  - `errors` object
  - `query` string, required
  - `results` DatasetSearchResult[]
    - `author` string, nullable — Article author/byline if available
    - `date` string, nullable — Publication date if available
    - `snippet` string, nullable — Text snippet from the search result
    - `source` string, nullable — Source display name
    - `title` string, required
    - `url` string, required
  - `results_by_dataset` object
  - `total_results` integer

---

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