# SpringerNature API Wrapper
[](https://pypi.org/project/springernature-api/)
[](https://pypi.org/project/springernature-api/)
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A Python package to interact with the **SpringerNature API** for fetching metadata, open access articles, and text & data mining (TDM) content.
---
## 🚀 Installation
```bash
pip install springernature_api
```
## 🔑 Setup
Before using the package, obtain an API key from SpringerNature Developer Portal.
Set the API key in your environment:
```bash
export SPRINGER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
```
Or pass it directly in Python:
```bash
api_key = "your_api_key_here"
```
## 📌 Basic Usage
Fetch Metadata and Export to Excel
```bash
import springernature_api.metadata as metadata
from springernature_api.utils import results_to_dataframe
# Initialize API Client
metadata_client = metadata.MetadataAPI(api_key="your_api_key")
# Fetch results (pagination enabled, stops at `s=200`)
response = metadata_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
# Convert API response to DataFrame & export to Excel
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True, filename="articles.xlsx")
print(df.head()) # Display first few rows
```
## 📚 API Modules
### 1️⃣ Meta API
```bash
import springernature_api.meta as meta
from springernature_api.utils import results_to_dataframe
meta_client = meta.MetaAPI(api_key="your_api_key")
response = meta_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True)
print(df.head())
```
### 2️⃣ Metadata API
```bash
import springernature_api.metadata as metadata
from springernature_api.utils import results_to_dataframe
metadata_client = metadata.MetadataAPI(api_key="your_api_key")
response = metadata_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True)
print(df.head())
```
### 3️⃣ Open Access API
```bash
import springernature_api.openaccess as openaccess
from springernature_api.utils import results_to_dataframe
openaccess_client = openaccess.OpenAccessAPI(api_key="your_api_key")
response = openaccess_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True)
print(df.head())
```
### 4️⃣ TDM (Text & Data Mining) API
```bash
import springernature_api.tdm as tdm
from springernature_api.utils import results_to_dataframe
tdm_client = tdm.TDMAPI(api_key="your_api_key")
response = tdm_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True)
print(df.head())
```
### 🔄 Pagination Handling (fetch_all=True)
If fetch_all=True, the API will automatically paginate through results.
```bash
response = metadata_client.search(q='keyword:"cancer"', p=20, s=1, fetch_all=True, is_premium=True)
```
## 📤 Exporting to Excel
By default, results_to_dataframe() saves the results as an Excel file:
```bash
df = results_to_dataframe(response, export_to_excel=True, filename="output.xlsx")
```
## 🛠 Troubleshooting
### 1️⃣ Invalid API Key
Ensure you pass the correct API key.
Try setting the API key as an environment variable.
### 2️⃣ Rate Limit Exceeded (Error 429)
SpringerNature API limits requests per minute.
If you hit the limit, wait or request a higher quota.
### 3️⃣ Connection Timeout
If requests timeout, check your internet connection.
Try increasing the timeout value in the request.
## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## 👨💻 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Open an issue or submit a pull request. 🚀
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