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GET
/
funders
/
{id}
Get a single funder
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.openalex.org/funders/{id}?api_key='
{
  "id": "https://openalex.org/F4320306076",
  "display_name": "<string>",
  "alternate_titles": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "country_code": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "homepage_url": "<string>",
  "image_url": "<string>",
  "image_thumbnail_url": "<string>",
  "grants_count": 123,
  "works_count": 123,
  "cited_by_count": 123,
  "ids": {
    "openalex": "<string>",
    "ror": "<string>",
    "wikidata": "<string>",
    "crossref": "<string>",
    "doi": "<string>"
  },
  "counts_by_year": [
    {
      "year": 123,
      "works_count": 123,
      "cited_by_count": 123
    }
  ],
  "works_api_url": "<string>",
  "created_date": "2023-12-25",
  "updated_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

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api_key
string
query
required

Your OpenAlex API key. Get a free key at https://openalex.org/settings/api

Path Parameters

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id
string
required

OpenAlex ID (e.g., F4320306076) or Crossref Funder ID

Query Parameters

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select
string

Comma-separated list of fields to return. Reduces response size. Example: select=id,display_name,cited_by_count

​
api_key
string
required

Your OpenAlex API key (required). Get a free key at https://openalex.org/settings/api

Response

Successful response

An organization that funds research

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id
string

The OpenAlex ID for this funder.

Example:

"https://openalex.org/F4320306076"

​
display_name
string

The primary name of the funder.

​
alternate_titles
string[]

A list of alternate titles for this funder.

​
country_code
string | null

ISO two-letter country code where this funder is located.

​
description
string | null

A short description from Wikidata.

​
homepage_url
string | null

URL for this funder's primary homepage.

​
image_url
string | null

URL for an image representing this funder (usually from Wikimedia).

​
image_thumbnail_url
string | null

Smaller version of image_url.

​
grants_count
integer

The number of grants linked to this funder.

​
works_count
integer

The number of works linked to this funder.

​
cited_by_count
integer

Total citations to works linked to this funder.

​
ids
object

External identifiers for this funder:

​
counts_by_year
object[]

works_count and cited_by_count for each of the last ten years.

​
works_api_url
string
​
created_date
string<date>

When this funder was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).

​
updated_date
string<date-time>

When this funder was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).