GET /utils/oa/oa.fcgi
Summary: Get OA article metadata
Operation ID: oaWebService
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: oaWebService
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns citation data, license information, update date, and FTP file location for Open Access Subset articles.
Parameters (4)
email
(string, query, optional)
Email address for contact
format
(string, query, optional, default: xml)
Output format
Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json']}
id
(string, query, optional)
PMCID (with or without PMC prefix)
tool
(string, query, optional)
Tool name for logging
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get OA metadata in XML format | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/utils/oa/oa.fcgi?id=PMC13901 |
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| Get OA metadata in JSON format | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/utils/oa/oa.fcgi?id=PMC13901&format=json |
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| Get OA metadata with tool identification | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/utils/oa/oa.fcgi?id=PMC13901&format=json&tool=research_app&email=researcher@university.edu |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:24:48.199937 | 200 | 346ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:14:40.513790 | 200 | 346ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:33:48.938138 | 200 | 335ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:14:40.513790 | a2e3eac2767c |
01a19bfe51de |
| 2026-03-23 10:24:48.199937 | 01a19bfe51de |
ce3abfa58d02 |