PubMed Central API

API for accessing PubMed Central literature database, including E-utilities for searching and retrieving article data, ID conversion, and citation export.

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Base URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 9
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:50.610209

Links

Homepage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
API Base: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
Documentation:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

495ms

Avg latency (7d)

26

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /api/ctxp/v1/articles Get formatted citations — 404 508ms
GET /efetch.fcgi Fetch full records — 404 511ms
GET /einfo.fcgi Get database information — 404 509ms
GET /elink.fcgi Link between databases — 404 511ms
GET /epost.fcgi Post UIDs to history server — 404 522ms
GET /esearch.fcgi Search PubMed Central database — 404 501ms
GET /esummary.fcgi Get document summaries — 404 506ms
GET /tools/idconv/api/v1/articles/ Convert between PMID, PMCID, and DOI — 200 509ms
GET /utils/oa/oa.fcgi Get OA article metadata — 200 346ms