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OpenAlex integration

Search the open OpenAlex catalog of scholarly works and authors, look up papers by DOI or PubMed ID and researchers by ORCID, and get alerts for new publications on a topic. Free, no key needed. Read-only.

Data and analyticsProductivity1 triggers · 5 actions
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Build it by describing it

Type a sentence like this and the copilot builds, validates and simulates the workflow.
When “New Work Matching Search” happens in OpenAlex, check the details with AI, then “Search Works” and tell my team in Slack.
  • Simulated before it goes live
  • Fixes proposed when something breaks
  • One credit per run

Triggers

Start a workflow when this happens
  • WHEN
    New Work Matching Search

    Triggers when a recently published work (article, preprint, dataset…) that matches your search or filters appears in OpenAlex. Each check counts toward your OpenAlex daily budget, so add an API key if you check often.

Actions

Then Calibra can do this for you
  • DO
    Search Works

    Searches OpenAlex for articles, preprints, books and datasets by text and filters, and returns each work's title, authors, journal, date, DOI, citations and open access link.

  • DO
    Get Work

    Gets one work from OpenAlex by its OpenAlex ID, DOI or PubMed ID, with authors, journal, citations, open access link and abstract.

  • DO
    Search Authors

    Finds researchers in OpenAlex by name and returns their ORCID, latest institutions, number of works, citations and h-index.

  • DO
    Get Author

    Gets a researcher's OpenAlex profile by OpenAlex author ID or ORCID iD: institutions, number of works, citations, h-index and main topics.

  • DO
    Custom OpenAlex API Request (read-only)

    Makes a GET request to any OpenAlex API endpoint, for example /institutions/ror:02y3ad647 or /works?group_by=type. Your API key, if any, is added automatically. Only read requests (GET) are allowed.

Questions

Is the OpenAlex integration free?

Yes. OpenAlex is available on every Calibra plan, including the free plan, which needs no card.

How is OpenAlex usage billed?

Calibra charges one credit per workflow run, however many steps it has. Steps that read from or write to this app do not cost extra.

Can I connect OpenAlex without writing code?

Yes. Describe the process in plain words and the AI copilot builds the workflow with OpenAlex for you. You can also use templates or the visual editor.

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Free plan, no card. One credit per run, however many steps it has.

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