canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/figshare.com/figshare # Figshare API The Figshare API provides programmatic access to research artefacts including articles, datasets, files, projects, collections, and authors across 139 endpoints. Authentication uses OAuth2, and the API exposes both private (account-scoped) and public read paths over the v2 base. The surface supports article creation, file uploads, search, reporting, and collaboration features used by researchers and institutions to publish open data. ## For AI agents Manage research articles, datasets, files, and collections on Figshare with OAuth2 across 139 endpoints, including private and public search and reporting. ## Scope Does not handle peer review, journal submission, or citation graph analytics - use for managing Figshare articles, files, authors, and reports only. ## Capabilities - Create, update, and delete research articles inside an account - Upload files attached to articles for open data publishing - Search private and public articles by metadata fields - Manage authors and contributors on each article - Generate account-scoped article reports for compliance - Browse public collections and projects across institutions ## Use cases ### Research Data Publishing Pipeline Automate the creation of Figshare articles from a lab's data management system so researchers do not manually re-enter metadata. The API exposes POST /account/articles for creation and matching file-upload endpoints, supporting end-to-end publication including DOI assignment. Cuts publishing overhead from days to minutes per dataset for high-output labs. Example prompt: POST /account/articles with title and description, then upload files via the file-upload endpoint and finalise the article ### Institutional Compliance Reporting Generate quarterly reports of articles published by an institution to satisfy funder open-access requirements. The API offers POST /account/articles/export to initiate report generation and matching list endpoints to inspect article state. Useful for research office staff overseeing dozens to hundreds of researchers. Example prompt: POST /account/articles/export with a date range, then GET /account/articles/export to fetch the resulting URL ### Public Article Discovery Build agent-driven discovery flows that surface relevant public datasets across Figshare's catalogue. With 139 endpoints, both private and public searches are available, including POST /account/articles/search for authenticated queries against richer metadata. Supports literature-review workflows that span hundreds of candidate datasets. Example prompt: POST /account/articles/search with a keyword and category filter, return the top 20 articles with DOI and title ### Author Management on Articles Manage co-author lists programmatically as research collaborations evolve. The API exposes GET, POST, and PUT on /account/articles/{article_id}/authors so an agent can add, list, or fully replace authors in a single call. Supports correction workflows where author orderings or affiliations change late in publication. Example prompt: PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/authors with the corrected author list to replace the existing roster ### AI Agent Research Assistant via Jentic Through Jentic, an agent can answer questions like which datasets a lab published this quarter or which articles share an author. Jentic exposes Figshare's article, author, and search operations as discoverable tools so a Claude or GPT agent can run grounded research-administration queries without bespoke integration code. Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'list private articles', call GET /account/articles, return the most recent 10 with file counts ## Key endpoints | Method | Path | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | GET | /account/articles | List private articles | | POST | /account/articles | Create a new article | | GET | /account/articles/{article_id} | Get article details | | PUT | /account/articles/{article_id} | Update an article | | POST | /account/articles/search | Search private articles | | POST | /account/articles/export | Initiate article report | ## Key resources - **Articles** — Create, update, and search private and public articles - **Files** — Upload and attach files to articles - **Authors** — Manage authors on articles - **Account** — Access account-scoped article and report endpoints - **Reports** — Generate article export reports - **Collections** — Group articles into curated collections - **Projects** — Coordinate articles within research projects ## Why Jentic - **Setup:** Wiring the Figshare API by hand means running its OAuth2 flow, sending the bearer token, and navigating articles, files, and authors across 139 endpoints yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Figshare API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it. - **Permission scoping:** Figshare puts the article id in the URL path (/account/articles/{article_id}), so a rule can pin your agent to the articles you allow. You choose the operations it may call, so a write like updating or exporting an article is not included unless you add it to the read operations. - **Credential handling:** Your Figshare OAuth2 tokens are stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. The refresh and access tokens never enter the agent's prompt, logs, or context. - **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a research article' or 'search my articles', and Jentic returns the matching Figshare operation with its input schema, so the agent calls it without reading docs.figshare.com. ## Related APIs - **DataCite REST API** — DOI minting and metadata alternative for research outputs across repositories - **Fess API** — Self-hosted enterprise search to index Figshare metadata across institutions - **GitHub API** — Source code repositories tied to research datasets in Figshare ## FAQ ### What authentication does the Figshare API use? Figshare uses OAuth2 for authenticated calls into account-scoped endpoints. Public read endpoints can be called without auth. Through Jentic the OAuth tokens are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance. ### Can I upload files to Figshare articles via the API? Yes. After creating an article via POST /account/articles, the API exposes file-upload endpoints under the article that accept binary uploads and link the file to the article record. ### What are the rate limits for the Figshare API? Figshare does not publish per-second limits in the OpenAPI spec; consult docs.figshare.com for current quotas, which may differ between authenticated and unauthenticated calls. ### How do I create a research article through Jentic? Search Jentic for 'create research article', load the POST /account/articles schema, and execute with title and description. Run pip install jentic to start. ### Does Figshare support institutional reporting? Yes. POST /account/articles/export initiates a report generation job and the matching GET endpoint returns the result. Suitable for funder compliance and open-access reporting. ### Can I search public articles without authentication? Yes. Public search endpoints under /v2 do not require OAuth, making them suitable for discovery agents that surface relevant open datasets without user credentials. ### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Figshare API? Yes. Jentic One is self-hosted, so your own rules decide which Figshare operations and credentials your agent may use. Because Figshare puts the article id in the URL path, such as /account/articles/{article_id}, you can pin the agent to the articles you allow. You also choose the operations it may call, so a write like updating an article or exporting a report stays out of reach unless you add it alongside read operations such as GET /account/articles.