# Rotary Agency DataCite API

> 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

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/datacite?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-datacite-api-3594241e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_crWfHNMl2YoY_Ba1IK__Z

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability rotary-agency-datacite-api-3594241e
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the DataCite metadata for the DOI 10.5061/dryad.8515 — I need the title, creator, publication year, and license?

## When to prefer this

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.

## Known failure modes

- 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

## How this service works

Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...

## 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.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-datacite-api-3594241e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rotaryagency.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rotaryagency.uk/llms.txt)