---
title: "Get a single keyword"
method: GET
path: "/keywords/{id}"
tags: ["Keywords"]
---

# Get a single keyword

`GET /keywords/{id}`

Retrieve a single keyword by OpenAlex ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `select` string
- `api_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Keyword — A keyword identified from works' topics
  - `id` string — The OpenAlex ID for this keyword.
  - `display_name` string — The English-language label of the keyword.
  - `works_count` integer — The number of works tagged with this keyword.
  - `cited_by_count` integer — The total citations to works tagged with this keyword.
  - `works_api_url` string
  - `created_date` string, date — When this keyword was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).
  - `updated_date` string, date-time — When this keyword was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).

## Other responses

- `404` — Entity not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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