name: bioRxiv API FinOps
description: bioRxiv is a free preprint server operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as a not-for-profit public service. The REST API is provided at no cost with no usage-based billing, subscription fees, or metered pricing. There are no financial considerations for API consumers beyond ensuring responsible use.
cost_model: free
currency: USD
pricing:
  - tier: Public Access
    monthly_cost: 0
    annual_cost: 0
    per_request_cost: 0
    per_record_cost: 0
    description: Completely free API access. No registration, no API key, no payment required.
notes:
  - bioRxiv is funded as a public scientific infrastructure by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and through grants from philanthropic and institutional sources.
  - The API is free to all users globally with no quota-based pricing.
  - No commercial tiers or paid enterprise plans exist.
  - Text and data mining (TDM) access for bulk research use is supported under open licenses (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND).
  - Costs to the organization consuming this API are limited to egress bandwidth and compute for processing responses.
optimization_tips:
  - Use date-range queries to retrieve only the records needed rather than pulling all content repeatedly.
  - Leverage the cursor parameter for pagination to avoid redundant requests.
  - Cache responses locally when performing repeated analyses of the same date ranges.
  - Use the JSON format for most efficient programmatic processing.
  - Prefer the /details/ endpoint with specific DOIs when retrieving individual papers to minimize data transfer.