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Rotary Agency DataCite API
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Rotary Agency DataCite API is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-13).
Proxies the DataCite REST API to retrieve metadata about research datasets, publications, and digital objects identified by DOIs
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusDown
How this service works
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Output
Returns a structured JSON object containing DataCite metadata for the queried DOI or search, including title, creators, publication year, resource type, data center/repository, license, related identifiers, and funding references.
Example use cases
Citation metadata for a research dataset
“I have this DOI — 10.5061/dryad.1234 — can you fetch the full DataCite metadata for it so I can generate a proper academic citation including author, year, title, and publisher?”
Verify dataset provenance and licensing
“Before we use this dataset in our paper, can you look up the DataCite record for DOI 10.5281/zenodo.4567890 and tell me who deposited it, what license it's under, and when it was published?”
Discover related identifiers for a data object
“Look up the DataCite metadata for DOI 10.25490/a97f-egyk and list any related identifiers or linked publications so I can trace the full provenance chain.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/datacite?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to resolve or look up metadata for DOIs registered with DataCite (datasets, software, preprints, and other non-traditional research outputs). Prefer this over CrossRef lookups for research data and non-journal content. At $0.002/call it is cost-effective for bulk metadata enrichment pipelines.
Side effects
- DOI not found in DataCite registry returns 404 or empty result
- Malformed DOI string causes query failure
- DataCite upstream API unavailable causes timeout or 503
- Payment not included or insufficient causes 402 rejection
- Rate limiting on upstream DataCite API may delay responses
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
}
}Tags
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