select parameter to return only specific fields:
https://api.openalex.org/works?select=id,doi,display_name
{
"results": [
{
"id": "https://openalex.org/W1775749144",
"doi": "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(19)52451-6",
"display_name": "PROTEIN MEASUREMENT WITH THE FOLIN PHENOL REAGENT"
},
{
"id": "https://openalex.org/W2100837269",
"doi": "https://doi.org/10.1038/227680a0",
"display_name": "Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4"
}
]
}
Limitations
Root-level fields only. You can select top-level fields but not nested properties:// Given this structure:
{
"id": "https://openalex.org/W2138270253",
"open_access": {
"is_oa": true,
"oa_status": "bronze",
"oa_url": "http://www.pnas.org/content/74/12/5463.full.pdf"
}
}
| Query | Works? |
|---|---|
select=id,open_access | Yes |
select=open_access.is_oa | No (error) |
Where select works
| Endpoint | Supported? |
|---|---|
List entities (/works, etc.) | Yes |
Single entity (/works/{id}) | Yes |
| Group by | No |
| Autocomplete | No |