---
title: "List publishers"
method: GET
path: "/publishers"
tags: ["Publishers"]
---

# List publishers

`GET /publishers`

Get a list of publishers 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

- PublishersListResponse
  - `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` Publisher[]
    - `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).
  - `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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