arXiv API search query syntax

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Short answer. http://export.arxiv.org/api/query?search_query=all:TERM&start=0&max_results=10 returns an Atom feed. Prefix fields with ti: (title), au: (author), abs: (abstract), cat: (category), all:; combine with AND, OR, ANDNOT.

Examples

search_query=ti:"prompt injection" AND cat:cs.CR
search_query=au:Willison
id_list=2311.12983,2504.12516
sortBy=submittedDate&sortOrder=descending

Details

  • Each entry has id (the abs URL), published, updated, title, summary, authors, and links to the PDF.
  • Version suffixes (v2) select a specific version; omit for the latest.
  • Rate: about one request every three seconds, and max_results up to 2000 with paging via start.
  • Every arXiv paper since 2022 has a DOI of the form 10.48550/arXiv.ID.

Pitfalls

  • Spaces in phrases must be URL-encoded and quoted.
  • Categories changed over time; cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.LG cover most agent papers.

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