/<entity_name>/<entity_id>.
Here's an example:Work
object, describing everything OpenAlex knows about the work with that ID. You can use IDs other than OpenAlex IDs, and you can also format the IDs in different ways. Read below to learn more.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4375
:
https://api.openalex.org/works/https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4375​ids
property, as listed below:https://doi.org/
. You can always use these URL-style IDs in the entity endpoints. Examples:https://api.openalex.org/institutions/https://ror.org/02y3ad647
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https://api.openalex.org/authors/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1613-5981
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https://api.openalex.org/institutions/ror:02y3ad647
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https://api.openalex.org/authors/orcid:0000-0003-1613-5981
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:random
where an ID would normally go. OMG that's so random! Each time you call this URL you'll get a different entity. Examples: