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Touchstone Citation Formatter
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Touchstone Citation Formatter is a paid API for AI agents from touchstone.locomot.io, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Formats academic citations in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 author-date, or BibTeX style from structured bibliographic fields, returning both the full reference entry and in-text citation.
Price / call$0.001
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How this service works
Deterministic citation formatter — APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 author-date, BibTeX. From structured fields, returns the reference entry (markdown/html/plain) + the in-text citation, reproducing published style-manual examples exactly. For full author lists use POST. Every answer signed. Free sample, no payment required: GET /play/cite
Output
Returns a JSON object with the formatted reference entry (in markdown, HTML, or plain text), the in-text citation string, the style used, and the source type — all cryptographically signed for verifiability.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Format an APA 7 citation for this journal article: title 'Attention Is All You Need', authors 'Vaswani, Ashish; Shazeer, Noam', published 2017, in the journal 'Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems', volume 30 — I need both the full reference entry and the in-text citation.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://touchstone.locomot.io/citeWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need deterministic, rule-based citation formatting that exactly reproduces published style-manual examples (APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17, BibTeX) rather than AI-generated approximations. Ideal for academic writing assistants, reference managers, or any workflow requiring verifiably correct, signed citation output from structured bibliographic metadata.
Side effects
- Missing required fields 'style' or 'title' returns a validation error
- Invalid style value (not apa|mla|chicago|bibtex) returns an error
- Malformed authors string (not 'Family, Given; Family2, Given2' format) may produce incorrect author formatting
- Very long author lists may be truncated or require POST instead of GET
- Missing payment or insufficient USDC balance returns 402 Payment Required
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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