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GET
/
publishers
/
{id}
Get a single publisher
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.openalex.org/publishers/{id}?api_key='
{
  "id": "https://openalex.org/P4310319965",
  "display_name": "<string>",
  "alternate_titles": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "country_codes": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "hierarchy_level": 123,
  "parent_publisher": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "display_name": "<string>"
  },
  "lineage": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "works_count": 123,
  "cited_by_count": 123,
  "sources_api_url": "<string>",
  "ids": {
    "openalex": "<string>",
    "ror": "<string>",
    "wikidata": "<string>"
  },
  "counts_by_year": [
    {
      "year": 123,
      "works_count": 123,
      "cited_by_count": 123
    }
  ],
  "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

​
id
string
required

OpenAlex ID (e.g., P4310319965)

Query Parameters

​
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 publishes scholarly works

​
id
string

The OpenAlex ID for this publisher.

Example:

"https://openalex.org/P4310319965"

​
display_name
string

The primary name of the publisher.

​
alternate_titles
string[]

Alternate titles for this publisher (including translations).

​
country_codes
string[]

ISO two-letter country codes where the publisher is primarily located.

​
hierarchy_level
integer

The hierarchy level for this publisher. Level 0 has no parent publishers.

​
parent_publisher
object

OpenAlex ID of the direct parent publisher. Null if hierarchy_level is 0.

​
lineage
string[]

OpenAlex IDs including this publisher and any parent publishers.

​
works_count
integer

The number of works published by this publisher.

​
cited_by_count
integer

Total citations to works linked to this publisher.

​
sources_api_url
string

A URL that will get you a list of all sources published by this publisher.

​
ids
object

External identifiers:

​
counts_by_year
object[]

works_count and cited_by_count for each of the last ten years.

​
created_date
string<date>

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

​
updated_date
string<date-time>

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