Academic
content_type=academicPapers, preprints and scholarly writing.
Scholarly material, identified structurally rather than by domain, so it catches papers hosted outside the obvious repositories.
Combines particularly well with `authority[]=edu` and a centrality floor when you want the canonical work in a field rather than the most recent.
What this covers
- journal articles
- preprints
- conference papers
- theses
Example
curl -H "x-api-key: $UNLOB_API_KEY" \
"https://api.unlob.com/search?q=your+query&content_type[]=academic&limit=10"Common questions
What is the academic content type?
Papers, preprints and scholarly writing.
How do I search only academic?
Set content_type[]=academic on any search request. Content type is assigned at index time from page structure and markup rather than guessed from the URL, so the filter is reliable.
When is the academic filter worth using?
Combines particularly well with `authority[]=edu` and a centrality floor when you want the canonical work in a field rather than the most recent.
Filter by what a page is
Content type is assigned at index time from structure, not guessed from the URL — so the filter does what it says.