OpenAlex connector for Okou
Connect OpenAlex to search and read scholarly works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, publishers, funders, and research metadata through its public REST API.
Docs & knowledge · Optional API Key
Use OpenAlex in Okou
OpenAlex public scholarly metadata API for finding works and reading authors, sources, institutions, topics, publishers, funders, awards, and research vocabularies.
Once connected, supported OpenAlex actions can become steps in a reusable workflow alongside the other services your team uses. Run the workflow once, on a schedule, or when an event starts it.
What you can do with OpenAlex
- Read one OpenAlex entity record by its reviewed identifier path.
- List, filter, search, sort, group, or page OpenAlex entities; these calls consume provider API budget and may incur provider usage charges, so this permission is not default-allowed.
- Read short OpenAlex type-ahead suggestions.
- Read the OpenAlex API key rate-limit status.
How the OpenAlex connector works
A connected service becomes one permissioned step in the work you hand off.
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Connect OpenAlex
Choose Optional API Key.
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Choose the work
Use only the supported actions your workflow needs.
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Run it your way
Start it once, schedule it, or attach an event trigger.
Connect OpenAlex securely
Use the connection method that fits your account and grant only the access the workflow needs.
- Optional API Key
Connector access is controlled per service and per action, so a workflow does not need broader access than the work you ask it to do.
OpenAlex connector questions
- What can Okou do with OpenAlex?
- Connect OpenAlex to search and read scholarly works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, publishers, funders, and research metadata through its public REST API. Documented actions include: Read one OpenAlex entity record by its reviewed identifier path. List, filter, search, sort, group, or page OpenAlex entities; these calls consume provider API budget and may incur provider usage charges, so this permission is not default-allowed.
- How do I connect OpenAlex to Okou?
- Connect OpenAlex using Optional API Key. The connection controls which supported actions a workflow can use.
- Can OpenAlex run in an automated workflow?
- Yes. After it is connected, supported OpenAlex actions can run in reusable Okou workflows on demand, on a schedule, or from an event trigger.
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