GET /domains
Operation ID: listDomains
Auth: unknown
Description
Get a list of domains (top-level topic categories). There are only 4 domains: Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Health Sciences.
Parameters (10)
(string, query, required)
Your OpenAlex API key (required). Get a free key at https://openalex.org/settings/api
(string, query, optional)
Cursor for deep pagination. Use `cursor=*` to start, then use the `next_cursor` from the response.
(string, query, optional)
Filter domains. Examples: `id:1`, `works_count:>10000000` See [all Domain fields](/api-reference/domains#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
(string, query, optional)
Group results by a field and return counts. Available fields vary by entity type. See [all Domain fields](/api-reference/domains#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
(integer, query, optional)
Page number for pagination. Use cursor for deep pagination beyond 10,000 results.
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
(integer, query, optional, default: 25)
Number of results per page (1-100, default 25)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 100}
(integer, query, optional)
Return a random sample of N results (max 10,000). Cannot be used with sort or page.
Constraints: {'maximum': 10000}
(string, query, optional)
Full-text search across titles, abstracts, and other text fields. Example: `search=machine learning`
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of fields to return. Reduces response size. Example: `select=id,display_name,cited_by_count`
(string, query, optional)
Sort by: `works_count`, `cited_by_count`. Prefix with `-` for descending. See [all Domain fields](/api-reference/domains#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| List all domains | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/domains |
|
| List domains with limited fields | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/domains?select=id,display_name,works_count |
|
| List domains sorted by works count descending | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/domains?sort=-works_count&per_page=4 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 11:09:17.703880 | 200 | 211ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:16:14.221176 | 200 | 233ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:21:33.241255 | 400 | 202ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:16:14.221176 | 739af3d5fb6b |
b39dc05bd071 |
| 2026-03-23 11:09:17.703880 | b39dc05bd071 |
8aaef7b99693 |