# Scholar Search (Google Scholar) API

> Search academic papers on Google Scholar: titles, authors, links, citation counts and snippets, with publication-year filters.

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

## Facts

- Provider: Scholar
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/scholar/search-scholar`
- Price: $0.0036 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: academic search
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

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

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `max_num_results` | integer | no |  |
| `as_ylo` | integer | no |  |
| `as_yhi` | integer | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Scholar Search (Google Scholar) API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/scholar/search-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 Scholar Search (Google Scholar) API cost?

$0.0036 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Scholar Search (Google Scholar) API accept?

Required: query (string). Optional: max_num_results (integer), as_ylo (integer) and as_yhi (integer). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Scholar Search (Google Scholar) API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

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

No. Scholar Search (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 Scholar API access separately.

## README

### Google Scholar Search API

Search scholarly literature for a query and get papers with authors, links, citation counts and snippets. Filter by publication year.

#### Use cases

- Literature reviews and research assistants.
- Find highly cited papers on a topic.
- Ground AI answers with academic sources.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/scholar/search-scholar" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "large language models", "max_num_results": 3}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search query for scholarly materials. |
| `as_yhi` | integer | No | Year of publication upper bound. |
| `as_ylo` | integer | No | Year of publication lower bound. |
| `max_num_results` | integer | No | Maximum number of search results to return, up to 100. |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "A comprehensive overview of large language models",
      "authors": [
        "H Naveed",
        "AU Khan",
        "S Qiu",
        "…"
      ],
      "link": "https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3744746",
      "number_of_citations": 3775,
      "snippet": "… Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently demonstrated remarkable capabiliti…"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- `as_ylo` / `as_yhi` set the earliest and latest publication year.