name: bioRxiv
description: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory preprint server for biology providing a REST API for searching and accessing preprint metadata, full text, and category-filtered biological research. The API enables programmatic access to preprint and published article metadata from bioRxiv and medRxiv repositories.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
version: "0.19"
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
tags:
  - Biology
  - Preprints
  - Research
  - Open Access
  - Life Sciences
  - Scientific Publications
apis:
  - name: bioRxiv REST API
    description: REST API providing programmatic access to preprint metadata, full text, publication information, and usage statistics for biological research papers posted to bioRxiv and medRxiv. Supports filtering by date range, DOI, subject category, funder, and publisher.
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    humanURL: https://www.biorxiv.org/
    baseURL: https://api.biorxiv.org
    tags:
      - Biology
      - Preprints
      - Research
      - Metadata
      - Open Access
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api.biorxiv.org/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
    contact:
      - FN: bioRxiv Support
        url: https://www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv
        email: ""
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/about-biorxiv
  - type: About
    url: https://www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com