---
title: "Retrieve distinct references from a publication"
method: GET
path: "/api_partner/references/references_from/{doi}"
tags: ["References"]
---

# Retrieve distinct references from a publication

`GET /api_partner/references/references_from/{doi}`

Gets distinct references from a given DOI.

Can also return relevant paper metadata and tallies for references.

Note that this endpoint requires an API token for usage.

## Path parameters

- `doi` string, required

## Query parameters

- `papers` boolean — Also fetch source paper metadata.
- `tallies` boolean — Also fetch source tally metadata.

## Headers

- `authorization` string — Set to `Bearer <token>` to pass token for authorization.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ReferencesResponse
  - `metadata` ReferencesMetadataSchema, required
    - `totalReferenceCount` integer, required
    - `distinctSourceCount` integer, nullable
    - `restrictedReferenceCount` integer, nullable
    - `isApproximate` boolean, nullable
    - `maxPaginationOffset` integer, nullable
    - `dateHistogram` object, nullable
    - `referencesCounts` ReferencesFromCounts — Counts for filter sidebar when viewing references FROM a paper.
      - `total` integer, required
      - `pubTypes` object, required
      - `journals` object, required
      - `relationships` RelationshipCounts, required
        - `selfCite` integer, required
        - `independent` integer, required
      - `dateHistogram` object, required
      - `authors` object, required
      - `sections` SectionCounts, required
        - `introduction` integer, required
        - `methods` integer, required
        - `results` integer, required
        - `discussion` integer, required
        - `other` integer, required
      - `types` TypeCounts, required — Counts of citation types (supporting, mentioning, contradicting, unclassified).
        - `supporting` integer, required
        - `mentioning` integer, required
        - `contradicting` integer, required
        - `unclassified` integer, required
    - `filteredCitationStatementsCount` integer, nullable
  - `references` SciteapiModelsReferenceReferenceSchema[], required
    - `source` string, nullable, required
    - `target` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date, nullable
    - `lastUpdated` string, date, nullable
    - `selfCites` SelfCiteSchema[]
      - `type` string, nullable, required
      - `family` string, nullable, required
      - `given` string, nullable, required
    - `dataSource` string, nullable
    - `citationStatementCount` integer, nullable — Number of citation statements from source to this reference
  - `tallies` object, nullable
  - `papers` object, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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