---
title: "Find up to five publications with DOI identifiers, authors, publication years and citation counts. Returns metadata, not abstracts or full text. $0.003 per request via x402."
method: GET
path: "/api/research/search"
tags: ["utilities"]
---

# Find up to five publications with DOI identifiers, authors, publication years and citation counts. Returns metadata, not abstracts or full text. $0.003 per request via x402.

`GET /api/research/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://saylorinnovations.com`
- URL: `https://saylorinnovations.com/api/research/search`
- Auth: none declared

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required

## Headers

- `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE` string

## Response `200`

Paid normalized report.

- object
  - `service` string, required
  - `subject` string, required
  - `retrievedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `source` object, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `report` object, required
    - `query` string, required
    - `totalResults` integer, required
    - `results` object[], required
      - `doi` string
      - `title` string
      - `authors` string[]
      - `year` integer, nullable
      - `url` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input; no payment settled.
- `402`: Payment required or rejected; read PAYMENT-REQUIRED.
- `404`: No provider record; no payment settled.
- `502`: Provider or settlement unavailable. Check paymentStatus before retrying.

---

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