pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov API: get_similar_articles
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov via Parse · healthcare
Get articles similar to a specific PMC article based on PubMed's related article algorithm. Converts PMC ID to PMID, finds PubMed neighbors, then filters to articles available in PMC. Returns up to 20 similar article summaries. API for PubMed Central (PMC), providing access to full-text research articles, metadata, citations, similar articles, and journal information via NCBI E-utilities. Fulfilled by Parse from pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
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- pmc-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov
Price and execution
- Price
- $0.02 USD credits / call
- Trust tier
- Verified
- Execution
- Managed call
- Capability group
- healthcare
Interface snapshot
- Protocol
- HTTP operation
- Operation
- GET /scraper/1f817882-9876-4757-9c3e-ddfadc58f9b2/get_similar_articles
- Interface artifact
- sha256:6fc5efd3654dfea3233eaabea12d95abe92b177a2adf0644e07487c4a8542188
- Manifest digest
- sha256:831fad926f1045b51d6182737adc81d3e2a5c1052bc305cec6796ee7c3887767
Request fields
- pmcid (string, required): PMC ID to find similar articles for (e.g., 'PMC4728819' or '4728819')
Example queries
- {"pmcid":"PMC4728819"}