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Filter institutions
You can filter institutions with the
filter
parameter:- Get institutions that are located in Canada https://api.openalex.org/institutions?filter=country_code:ca
It's best to read about filters before trying these out. It will show you how to combine filters and build an AND, OR, or negation query
You can filter using these attributes of the
Institution
entity object (click each one to view their documentation on the Institution
object page):These filters aren't attributes of the
Institution
object, but they're included to address some common use cases:Returns: institutions that are located in the chosen continent.
- Get institutions that are located in South America https://api.openalex.org/institutions?filter=continent:south_america
Value: a search string
Value: a search string
Returns: institutions with a
display_name
containing the given string; see the search page for details.- Get institutions with names containing "technology":
https://api.openalex.org/institutions?filter=display_name.search:technology
In most cases, you should use the
search
parameter instead of this filter because it uses a better search algorithm.Value: a Boolean (
true
or false
)Value: a Boolean (
true
or false
)- Get institutions that are located in the Global South https://api.openalex.org/institutions?filter=is_global_south:true
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