Read a research paper
Get one paper's metadata by paper id (arxiv:, pmid:, pmcid: or doi:), or, with a question, the full-text passages that best answer it.
- Price
- $0.011 / call
- Success (7 days)
- 100.0%
- Median latency
- 345 ms
- Runs (30 days)
- 5
Details
- Tier
- bridged
- Safe to retry
- Yes
- Data
- Not classified
- Source terms
- —
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Paper reference: a paperId, or a source id such as arxiv:1706.03762, pmid:…, pmcid:… or doi:…. |
k | integer | No | Passage count when query is present (1-10, default 4). |
query | string | No | Optional question; when present, returns the top matching full-text passages. |
Call it
curl https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/firecrawl.research-paper/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"id":"id"}}'curl "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/functions?ids=firecrawl.research-paper&format=openai" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY"{
"mcpServers": {
"orcarouter": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <ORCAROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Questions
How much does Read a research paper cost?
Read a research paper costs $0.011 per call: 1,000 calls cost $11.00.
What does a $10 budget buy with Read a research paper?
About 909 calls at $0.011 per call.
How fast is Read a research paper?
Its median response time over recent runs is 345 ms.
How reliable is Read a research paper?
100% of its runs succeeded over the last 7 days.
What inputs does Read a research paper need?
Required inputs: id.
How do I call Read a research paper?
Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.
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