# Google Scholar API

> Search Google Scholar for academic papers with title, authors, citation count, and PDF link.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/google/scholar
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/google/scholar/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Google
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/scholar`
- Price: From $0.0008 per call
- Capabilities: api, google, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/scholar` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Google Scholar API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/scholar with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Google Scholar API cost?

From $0.0008 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Google Scholar API accept?

Required: query (string). Optional: requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Google Scholar API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Google developer account or API key?

No. Google Scholar runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Google API access separately.

## README

### Google Scholar API

Search Google Scholar for academic papers with title, authors, citation count, and PDF link.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/scholar" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "attention is all you need"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Yes | The Google Scholar search query. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `year`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one of th |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.00085 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.