aid: dimensions
name: Dimensions
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dimensions/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
description: >-
  Dimensions is a research data platform from Digital Science providing access
  to publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets, and policy
  documents. The Dimensions Analytics API offers programmatic access to this
  research data via the Dimensions Search Language (DSL), enabling citation
  analysis, researcher discovery, organization benchmarking, and topic
  identification. The API is subscription-only and is not intended for bulk
  data extraction or to power dashboards or other derivative products.
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: MIT
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dimensions.png
type: Index
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
  - Analytics
  - Research
  - Publications
  - Grants
  - Patents
  - Clinical Trials
  - Jupyter Notebooks
  - Scientometrics
  - Bibliometrics
  - Research Intelligence
  - Datasets
  - Policy Documents
  - MCP
  - Research Data
created: '2025-02-06'
modified: '2026-09-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: dimensions:dimensions-analytics-api
  name: Dimensions Analytics API
  description: >-
    The Dimensions Analytics API provides programmatic access to the Dimensions research data platform
    via the Dimensions Search Language (DSL). It supports queries against publications, grants, patents,
    clinical trials, datasets, organizations, and researchers. Authentication uses an API key exchanged
    for a JWT token via POST to /api/auth, with query requests sent to /api/dsl/v2 carrying the JWT in
    the Authorization header. The API is subscription-only and rate limited to 30 requests per IP per
    minute.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/
  baseURL: https://app.dimensions.ai/api
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Research
  - Publications
  - Grants
  - Patents
  - Clinical Trials
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/
  - type: API Access
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/api.html
  - type: DSL Reference
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/language.html
  - type: API Lab
    url: https://api-lab.dimensions.ai/
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/digital-science/dimcli
- aid: dimensions:dimensions-authentication-api
  name: Dimensions Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from Dimensions — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/
  baseURL: https://app.dimensions.ai/api
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dimensions-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dimensions-authentication-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: dimensions:dimensions-query-api
  name: Dimensions Query API
  description: The Query API from Dimensions — 1 operation(s) for query.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/
  baseURL: https://app.dimensions.ai/api
  tags:
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dimensions-query-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dimensions-query-api-overlay.yaml
common:
  - type: CapabilityMap
    url: capabilities/dimensions-capability-edges.yml
    name: Dimensions Business Capability Map
  - type: IssueTracker
    url: https://github.com/digital-science/dimcli/issues
  - type: Releases
    url: https://github.com/digital-science/dimcli/releases
  - type: License
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/digital-science/dimcli/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/dimensions-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/dimensions-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/dimensions-authentication.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.dimensions.ai/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/
  - type: Support
    url: https://help.dimensions.ai/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.dimensions.ai/blog/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/getting-started.html
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/digital-science
  - type: Login
    url: https://app.dimensions.ai/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.dimensions.ai/website-terms/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.dimensions.ai/privacy/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.dimensions.ai/
  - type: Deprecation
    url: https://docs.dimensions.ai/dsl/releasenotes.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/dimensions-changelog.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/dimensions-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/dimensions-packages.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: packages/dimensions-packages.yml
  - type: CLI
    url: cli/dimensions-cli.yml
  - type: Components
    url: components/dimensions-components.yml
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/dimensions-mcp.yml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/dimensions-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: AgentSkill
    url: skills/_index.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/dimensions-llms.txt
  - type: WellKnown
    url: well-known/dimensions-well-known.yml
  - type: OAuthScopes
    url: scopes/dimensions-scopes.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/dimensions-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/dimensions-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/dimensions-conformance.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/dimensions-data-model.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/dimensions-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/dimensions-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/dimensions-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com

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