OpenAlex for your voice agent
OpenAlex is an open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, sources, topics, and research metadata. Use it to discover research and enrich apps with structured academic metadata.
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Integration record
- Status
- Available
- Plan
- Every plan, from Starter at A$49 a month
- How it connects
- With an API key. You create a key in OpenAlex and paste it on a secure page in Connected apps.
- What it reads
- 10 actions, such as download Work Content, get Changefile and get Collection.
- What it changes
- 6 actions, such as add Collection Entities, autocomplete Entities and create Collection.
- What starts an action
- The agent runs an action during a call or chat when the conversation needs it. It only runs the actions you switch on.
- Custom work
- You choose each action from its list of 16. Anything the list doesn't cover needs a custom API tool on Scale, or a Concierge build.
- Checked
- Action list checked 14 November 2026. We haven't tested each action.
OpenAlex actions
Reads 10
- Download Work Content
- Get Changefile
- Get Collection
- Get Metadata Entity
- Get Rate Limit Status
- List Changefiles
- List Collection Entities
- List My Collections
- Query Metadata Entities
- Query Works
Changes 4
- Add Collection Entities
- Autocomplete Entities
- Create Collection
- Update Collection
Deletes 2
- Delete Collection
- Remove Collection Entities
OpenAlex setup
Pasting a OpenAlex API key
Create an API key in OpenAlex, choose OpenAlex in Connected apps and paste the key on the secure page.
Choosing the actions
Choose which of the 16 actions the agent may use. Start with lookups and add the ones that change OpenAlex when you're ready.
Testing, then publishing
Watch the agent use the live app in the browser tester, then publish. Voice and text agents share the connection.
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