GET /source-types
Operation ID: listSourceTypes
Auth: unknown
Description
Get a list of source types (journal, repository, conference, etc.).
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 source types. Examples: `id:journal`, `works_count:>100000`
(string, query, optional)
Group results by a field and return counts. Available fields vary by entity type.
(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.
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| List all source types with pagination | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/source-types?per_page=10 |
|
| Filter to get journal source type specifically | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/source-types?filter=id:journal |
|
| Group source types by works count range | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/source-types?group_by=works_count&sort=works_count |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 11:05:12.910603 | 200 | 238ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:40:12.655218 | 400 | 222ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:50:29.869907 | 200 | 220ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:40:12.655218 | 65b95a0b0c54 |
76c5e33cab2a |
| 2026-03-23 11:05:12.910603 | 76c5e33cab2a |
2ee56cfd7905 |