GET /{source}/{id}/references
Summary: Get references for a publication
Operation ID: getReferences
Auth: none
Operation ID: getReferences
Auth: none
Description
Retrieve publications referenced by the given publication.
Parameters (6)
callback
(string, query, optional)
JSONP callback function name.
format
(string, query, optional, default: xml)
Response format.
Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json']}
id
(string, path, required)
Publication identifier.
page
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Page number (starts at 1).
pageSize
(integer, query, optional, default: 25)
Results per page (1-1000).
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}
source
(string, path, required)
Data source code.
Constraints: {'enum': ['AGR', 'CBA', 'CTX', 'ETH', 'HIR', 'MED', 'PAT', 'PMC', 'PPR']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get references for PubMed article (XML format) | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/references?id=10826746&source=MED |
|
| Get references for PMC article (JSON format) | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/references?id=PMC1287967&source=PMC&format=json |
|
| Get references with pagination (pageSize=10, offset=0) | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/references?id=10826746&source=MED&pageSize=10&offSet=0&format=json |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:44:18.761352 | 404 | 138ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:17:17.268249 | 404 | 137ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:07:53.438921 | 404 | 183ms |