CitePulse | Apiosk Gateway

Method	Path	Description	Cost
GET	/api/author	Author metrics for research agents and grant/hiring due-diligence — works count, total citations, h-index and i10-index (OpenAlex summary stats), a 10-year output/citation trend, affiliation timeline, and an honest disambiguation-confidence flag when the name search surfaces multiple plausible candidate profiles.	$0.02 default	View details
GET	/api/funder-impact	Funder research-impact brief — what a funder's grants have produced, grounded in OpenAlex's grants.funder-linked works (highest-impact papers, field distribution). Built for grant-strategy agents and program officers scoping a funder's track record before applying or partnering.	$0.23 default	View details
GET	/api/institution	Institution research-output benchmark for grant offices, research-strategy agents, and comparison shopping — works count, total citations, h-index/i10-index, a 10-year output/citation trend, and topic-strength breakdown (OpenAlex). Optionally benchmark two institutions side by side.	$0.02 default	View details
GET	/api/journal	Venue/journal intelligence for authors and research agents deciding where to submit or whether to trust a citation's source — OpenAlex metrics (works, citations, DOAJ status, APC) plus Tavily-grounded, cited legitimacy signals. Never renders a bare predatory/legitimate verdict — evidence list + neutral framing only.	$0.12 default	View details
GET	/api/literature-brief	State-of-research synthesis for a specific question — grounded in top OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar results with full citations (DOIs). Built for AI research agents that need a citation-backed starting point fast; explicitly not a substitute for a full systematic review.	$0.29 default	View details
GET	/api/paper	Single-paper lookup by DOI or title for research agents — citation count, influence, open-access status with a direct legal-OA link (Unpaywall), venue, and a TLDR. Deterministic passthrough over OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar + Unpaywall, no synthesis, cheap and fast.	$0.02 default	View details
GET	/api/ref-check	Bibliography verification for AI research agents — POST up to 20 citations (DOIs or free-text references) and get a per-reference verdict: exists/not-found, retracted/withdrawn (Crossref + Retraction Watch + OpenAlex), and title/author/year mismatches against a real record. Built for agents auditing LLM-generated bibliographies before a citation ships.	$0.02 default	View details
POST	/api/ref-check	Bibliography verification for AI research agents — POST up to 20 citations (DOIs or free-text references) and get a per-reference verdict: exists/not-found, retracted/withdrawn (Crossref + Retraction Watch + OpenAlex), and title/author/year mismatches against a real record. Built for agents auditing LLM-generated bibliographies before a citation ships.	$0.02 default	View details
GET	/api/topic-scan	Rising-topics scan for a research field — retrieves top-cited/recent works from OpenAlex for a topic and synthesizes what's currently rising, what's foundational, and where coverage is thin. Built for research-strategy agents scanning a field before a literature review or grant proposal.	$0.23 default	View details

Endpoint documentation

GET/api/author

$0.02 default

Description

Author metrics for research agents and grant/hiring due-diligence — works count, total citations, h-index and i10-index (OpenAlex summary stats), a 10-year output/citation trend, affiliation timeline, and an honest disambiguation-confidence flag when the name search surfaces multiple plausible candidate profiles.

Documentation

Author metrics

Works/citations/h-index/i10-index, 10-year output trend, affiliation timeline, and an honest disambiguation-confidence flag when the name search surfaces multiple plausible candidate profiles.

**Price:** $0.02 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.02 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "description": "Author name to search",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "openalex_id": {
      "description": "OpenAlex author ID for an exact, disambiguated lookup",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/funder-impact

$0.23 default

Description

Funder research-impact brief — what a funder's grants have produced, grounded in OpenAlex's grants.funder-linked works (highest-impact papers, field distribution). Built for grant-strategy agents and program officers scoping a funder's track record before applying or partnering.

Documentation

Funder research-impact brief

What a funder's grants have produced, grounded in OpenAlex's grants.funder-linked works (highest-impact papers, field distribution).

**Price:** $0.2 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.23 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "funder": {
      "description": "Funder name",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "lang": {
      "description": "Response language, default en",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "years": {
      "description": "Lookback window in years, default unlimited",
      "required": false,
      "type": "integer",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "funder"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/institution

$0.02 default

Description

Institution research-output benchmark for grant offices, research-strategy agents, and comparison shopping — works count, total citations, h-index/i10-index, a 10-year output/citation trend, and topic-strength breakdown (OpenAlex). Optionally benchmark two institutions side by side.

Documentation

Institution research-output benchmark

Works count, total citations, h-index/i10-index, 10-year output/citation trend, and topic-strength breakdown. Optional two-way comparison against a second institution.

**Price:** $0.02 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.02 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "compare_to": {
      "description": "Optional second institution name for a side-by-side benchmark",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Institution name to search",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/journal

$0.12 default

Description

Venue/journal intelligence for authors and research agents deciding where to submit or whether to trust a citation's source — OpenAlex metrics (works, citations, DOAJ status, APC) plus Tavily-grounded, cited legitimacy signals. Never renders a bare predatory/legitimate verdict — evidence list + neutral framing only.

Documentation

Journal/venue intelligence

OpenAlex metrics (works, citations, DOAJ status, APC) plus Tavily-grounded, cited legitimacy signals. Never renders a bare predatory/legitimate verdict — evidence list + neutral framing only.

**Price:** $0.1 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.12 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "description": "Response language, default en",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Journal/venue name or ISSN",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/literature-brief

$0.29 default

Description

State-of-research synthesis for a specific question — grounded in top OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar results with full citations (DOIs). Built for AI research agents that need a citation-backed starting point fast; explicitly not a substitute for a full systematic review.

Documentation

Grounded literature synthesis

State-of-research synthesis for a specific question, grounded in top OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar results with full citations (DOIs). Not a substitute for a full systematic review.

**Price:** $0.25 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.29 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "description": "Response language, default en",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "question": {
      "description": "The research question to synthesize",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "question"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/paper

$0.02 default

Description

Single-paper lookup by DOI or title for research agents — citation count, influence, open-access status with a direct legal-OA link (Unpaywall), venue, and a TLDR. Deterministic passthrough over OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar + Unpaywall, no synthesis, cheap and fast.

Documentation

Single-paper lookup

Paper lookup by DOI or title — citation count, influence, open-access status with a direct legal-OA link (Unpaywall), venue, and TLDR. Deterministic passthrough, no synthesis.

**Price:** $0.02 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.02 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "doi": {
      "description": "DOI (preferred, exact match)",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "title": {
      "description": "Paper title (used only if doi is omitted)",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/ref-check

$0.02 default

Description

Bibliography verification for AI research agents — POST up to 20 citations (DOIs or free-text references) and get a per-reference verdict: exists/not-found, retracted/withdrawn (Crossref + Retraction Watch + OpenAlex), and title/author/year mismatches against a real record. Built for agents auditing LLM-generated bibliographies before a citation ships.

Documentation

Bibliography verification (flagship)

Verify up to 20 citations (DOIs or free-text references) — existence, retraction/withdrawal status (Crossref + Retraction Watch + OpenAlex), and title/author/year mismatches against the real record. Built for AI agents auditing an LLM-generated bibliography before it ships.

**Price:** $0.02 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.02 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "citations": {
      "description": "Comma-separated list of DOIs and/or free-text references, up to 20 items.",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "citations"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

POST/api/ref-check

$0.02 default

Description

Documentation

Bibliography verification (flagship, structured input)

Same as GET, but accepts a JSON body for richer per-reference input (explicit doi/title/authors/year fields), enabling stricter mismatch detection.

**Price:** $0.02 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.02 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Request schema

{
  "properties": {
    "citations": {
      "items": {
        "oneOf": [
          {
            "description": "A DOI or a full free-text reference string",
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "properties": {
              "authors": {
                "oneOf": [
                  {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  {
                    "items": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": "array"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "doi": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "raw": {
                "description": "Original citation string, used for DOI extraction if doi is omitted",
                "type": "string"
              },
              "title": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "year": {
                "oneOf": [
                  {
                    "type": "number"
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                ]
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          }
        ]
      },
      "maxItems": 20,
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "citations"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Example request

{
  "citations": [
    "test"
  ]
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗

GET/api/topic-scan

$0.23 default

Description

Rising-topics scan for a research field — retrieves top-cited/recent works from OpenAlex for a topic and synthesizes what's currently rising, what's foundational, and where coverage is thin. Built for research-strategy agents scanning a field before a literature review or grant proposal.

Documentation

Rising-topic research scan

Retrieves top-cited/recent OpenAlex works for a topic and synthesizes what's currently rising, what's foundational, and where coverage is thin.

**Price:** $0.2 USDC per call

Calls go directly to PulseNetwork. Paid routes use the live x402 challenge; Apiosk never rewrites payTo or settles the payment.

Pricing

$0.23 default

Authentication

No account or API key. Pay PulseNetwork directly using the live x402 challenge. The challenge is authoritative for price, network, asset and payTo.

Parameters

{
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "description": "Response language, default en",
      "required": false,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "topic": {
      "description": "Topic/field name or keyword",
      "required": true,
      "type": "string",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    },
    "years": {
      "description": "Lookback window in years, default 3",
      "required": false,
      "type": "integer",
      "x-parameter-location": "query"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "topic"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Links

External documentation ↗OpenAPI / Swagger ↗