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Learn. Just starting? Work through the five-minute Quickstart, browse the How-to guides for simple answers, or follow the Tutorials for longer, step-by-step recipes.

Ask Claude. Most of what you'd do with OpenAlex, Claude can do for you. Add the free OpenAlex connector and ask in plain language. You don't need it, but it makes most things easier. A ChatGPT version is coming soon.

Reference. Dig into the details: Access covers getting the data, pricing, and fixing errors; Data defines and describes OpenAlex's contents; and the API reference documents the REST API.

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