---
title: "List sources"
method: GET
path: "/sources"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# List sources

`GET /sources`

Get a list of sources (journals, repositories, conferences) with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `sort` string
- `group_by` string
- `search` string
- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer
- `cursor` string
- `sample` integer
- `select` string
- `api_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- SourcesListResponse
  - `meta` Meta — Metadata about the query results
    - `count` integer — Total number of results matching the query
    - `db_response_time_ms` integer — Database response time in milliseconds
    - `page` integer — Current page number
    - `per_page` integer — Number of results per page
    - `next_cursor` string — Cursor for the next page (when using cursor pagination)
    - `groups_count` integer, nullable — Number of groups when using group_by
    - `cost_usd` number — Cost of this request in USD
  - `results` Source[]
    - `id` string — The OpenAlex ID for this source.
    - `issn_l` string, nullable — The ISSN-L (linking ISSN) for this source. This is the Canonical External ID for sources.
    - `issn` string[], nullable — All ISSNs used by this source. Many publications have multiple ISSNs.
    - `display_name` string — The name of the source.
    - `type` 'journal' | 'repository' | 'conference' | 'ebook platform' | 'book series' — The type of source: `journal`, `repository`, `conference`, `ebook platform`, `book series`, `metadata`, or `other`.
    - `host_organization` string, nullable — The host organization as an OpenAlex ID. This will be an Institution ID if the source is a repository, or a Publisher ID if it's a journal/conference.
    - `host_organization_name` string, nullable — The display_name of the host organization.
    - `host_organization_lineage` string[] — OpenAlex IDs of parent publishers (only for publisher-hosted sources).
    - `is_oa` boolean — Whether this is currently a fully open-access source.
    - `is_in_doaj` boolean — Whether this journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.
    - `works_count` integer — The number of works this source hosts.
    - `cited_by_count` integer — Total citations to works hosted in this source.
    - `summary_stats` object — Citation metrics:
      - `2yr_mean_citedness` number
      - `h_index` integer
      - `i10_index` integer
    - `apc_usd` integer, nullable — The source's article processing charge in USD.
    - `homepage_url` string, nullable — The homepage URL for this source.
    - `ids` object — External identifiers:
      - `openalex` string
      - `issn_l` string
      - `issn` string[]
      - `mag` integer
      - `wikidata` string
      - `fatcat` string
    - `counts_by_year` object[] — `works_count` and `cited_by_count` for each of the last ten years.
      - `year` integer
      - `works_count` integer
      - `cited_by_count` integer
    - `works_api_url` string — A URL that will get you a list of all this source's works.
    - `created_date` string, date — When this source was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).
    - `updated_date` string, date-time — When this source was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).
  - `group_by` GroupByResult[]
    - `key` string — The group key value
    - `key_display_name` string — Human-readable name for the key
    - `count` integer — Number of results in this group

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - invalid parameters
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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