SciSpace API & Developer Integration

SciSpace provides a RESTful API for developers who want to embed research discovery and paper Q&A into their own tools and workflows.

All API requests require a bearer token obtained from your SciSpace developer dashboard:

Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>

GET /papers/search — Semantic search across 200M+ papers. Accepts query, limit, offset, and filters (year, domain, citation count).
GET /papers/{paper_id} — Retrieve full metadata, abstract, authors, references, and citation data for a specific paper.
POST /papers/{paper_id}/ask — Submit a natural language question against a specific paper's content. Returns an LLM-generated answer with source paragraph citations.
POST /documents/upload — Upload a custom PDF for indexing and Q&A.

Parameter	Type	Description
`query`	string	Natural language or keyword search query
`paper_id`	string	Unique SciSpace paper identifier
`question`	string	Question to ask against the paper
`filters.year_range`	array	Filter results by publication year

Responses include confidence_score and source_chunks for transparency in RAG-generated answers.
Rate limits apply by tier; the free tier supports limited queries per day.
A Python SDK and Chrome extension are also available for rapid prototyping.