---
title: "Get a single publisher"
method: GET
path: "/publishers/{id}"
tags: ["Publishers"]
---

# Get a single publisher

`GET /publishers/{id}`

Retrieve a single publisher by OpenAlex ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

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

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Publisher — An organization that publishes scholarly works
  - `id` string — The OpenAlex ID for this publisher.
  - `display_name` string — The primary name of the publisher.
  - `alternate_titles` string[] — Alternate titles for this publisher (including translations).
  - `country_codes` string[] — ISO two-letter country codes where the publisher is primarily located.
  - `hierarchy_level` integer — The hierarchy level for this publisher. Level 0 has no parent publishers.
  - `parent_publisher` object, nullable — OpenAlex ID of the direct parent publisher. Null if `hierarchy_level` is 0.
    - `id` string
    - `display_name` string
  - `lineage` string[] — OpenAlex IDs including this publisher and any parent publishers.
  - `works_count` integer — The number of works published by this publisher.
  - `cited_by_count` integer — Total citations to works linked to this publisher.
  - `sources_api_url` string — A URL that will get you a list of all sources published by this publisher.
  - `ids` object — External identifiers:
    - `openalex` string
    - `ror` string
    - `wikidata` 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
  - `created_date` string, date — When this publisher was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).
  - `updated_date` string, date-time — When this publisher was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).

## Other responses

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

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