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GET
/
keywords
/
{id}
Get a single keyword
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.openalex.org/keywords/{id}?api_key='
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "display_name": "<string>",
  "works_count": 123,
  "cited_by_count": 123,
  "works_api_url": "<string>",
  "created_date": "2023-12-25",
  "updated_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Documentation Index

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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., K12345)

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

A keyword identified from works' topics

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id
string

The OpenAlex ID for this keyword.

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display_name
string

The English-language label of the keyword.

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works_count
integer

The number of works tagged with this keyword.

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cited_by_count
integer

The total citations to works tagged with this keyword.

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works_api_url
string
​
created_date
string<date>

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

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updated_date
string<date-time>

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