PMC ID Converter API

The PMC ID Converter API translates between different article identifier formats including PubMed IDs (PMIDs), PubMed Central IDs (PMCIDs), Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), and manuscript IDs. Essential for cross-referencing articles across databases and citation systems.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
name: PMC ID Converter API
description: The PMC ID Converter API translates between different article identifier formats including
  PubMed IDs (PMIDs), PubMed Central IDs (PMCIDs), Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), and manuscript IDs.
  Essential for cross-referencing articles across databases and citation systems.
image: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/coreutils/img/ncbilogo.png
humanURL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/developers/
baseURL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/idconv/api/v1/articles/
tags:
- identifier
- conversion
- PMID
- PMCID
- DOI
- PMC
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/idconv/
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pubmed/refs/heads/main/plans/entrez-eutils.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pubmed/refs/heads/main/finops/entrez-eutils.yml
contact:
- FN: NCBI Help Desk
  email: [email protected]
  url: https://support.nlm.nih.gov/
meta:
- key: cost
  value: Free
- key: identifiers
  value: PMID, PMCID, DOI, manuscript ID