Licensing¶
Access to the Altmetric Details Page API is available via a variety of license types. This table gives an overview of the types and their key properties:
| Type | Conditions of use | What can I do with it? |
|---|---|---|
| Free access (non-commercial use) | For researchers working on a specific academic, one-off project. Apply here. Must give attribution to Altmetric when using data, let Altmetric know what project you're working on with the data and provide updates. | Level of access to endpoints (Counts only, or Counts, Fetch, and Citations) determined at application review stage. API key required to access the data. Rate limited. |
| Paid, commercial access | Paid, contract access. Display the data as and where you choose. | Range of endpoints (Counts only, or Counts, Fetch, and Citations) included to be agreed as part of contract. Run queries and retrieve full text of mentions with the Fetch endpoint (excluding Tweets due to licensing restrictions). Display data publicly (as agreed in contract). API key required to access the data. No rate limits. |
For more information on how to access the API for commercial projects visit our website: Altmetric Details Page API. This includes details on conditions of use, access and pricing. Users must adhere to third party licensing restrictions contained in their contracts.
For more information on how to access Altmetric data as a university-affiliated scientometrics researcher studying relevant topics, see the Researcher Data Access Program.