# Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API

> API over Semantic Scholar's academic graph of papers, authors and citations; an API key unlocks some endpoints and higher rate limits.

- id: `semantic-scholar-api`
- category: APIs (`apis`)
- url: https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api
- docs: https://api.semanticscholar.org/api-docs/
- status: active
- tags: research, papers, citations, scholarly
- auth: api-key
- access notes: Unauthenticated access is heavily rate-limited (HTTP 429).
- related: OpenAlex API (https://indexagentica.com/entries/openalex-api/)
- sources: https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api , https://api.semanticscholar.org/api-docs/
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- featured in: Research agent stack (https://indexagentica.com/stacks/research-agent/)
- maintainer: Allen Institute for AI
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/semantic-scholar-api/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/semantic-scholar-api.json