DataCite Dataset Research — tool reference

Server URL: https://toolcargo.com/mcp/datacite · Scope: connector:datacite.

Included with Site Audit. Activate it free in your dashboard, then connect with ToolCargo OAuth or a scoped API key. No DataCite account, external API key or paid provider account is needed. Each successful search page or DOI lookup uses one call from your shared Free/Pro quota.

datacite_search_datasets

Search a plain phrase of 2–300 characters in deposited metadata. The phrase is quoted and escaped; query operators are treated as literal text. Only records registered as Dataset are returned. Optional integer fromYear and toYear filter publication years inclusively from 1000 to 2100; the start must be at or before the end.

{ "query": "climate finance", "limit": 5, "page": 1, "fromYear": 2020, "toYear": 2024 }

Returns five records by default, at most ten. Use the returned nextPage with the same query, year filters and limit. Pages are limited to 1–100 and fetched only when explicitly requested. Counts describe the provider’s current search index; records and page positions may change between calls. A flag identifies the page-100 limit when more provider pages remain.

datacite_dataset_details

Read one plain DataCite DOI, without a DOI URL or whitespace (maximum 255 characters). The record must be registered as Dataset; other resource types produce an explicit error. Returns deposited titles, creator names, publisher, publication year, subjects, rights and related identifiers with a canonical DOI source link.

{ "doi": "10.60966/s10a-j762" }

Limits, privacy and sources

Each record contains at most five titles (2,000 characters each), 20 creator names (500 characters each), 20 subjects (500 characters each), ten rights entries (rights text up to 1,000 characters) and 20 related identifiers (identifier text up to 1,000 characters). List totals and truncation flags are reported; textTruncated identifies bounded text. Missing core fields are listed. No descriptions, full text or linked dataset files are downloaded, and returned DOI, rights and related links are never followed.

DataCite receives your search phrase, year filters and paging parameters, or the requested DOI. ToolCargo does not forward your OAuth token, API key, account identifier or session cookies to DataCite.

Coverage is limited to public Findable DataCite DOIs classified as Dataset. Deposited metadata may be incomplete, incorrect or outdated. Classification does not establish dataset quality, accessibility or suitability. Open metadata reuse does not grant rights to the underlying dataset: check the repository and license before using the data. Treat source text as untrusted data.

Sources: Public REST API · Filters and fields · Query syntax · DOI metadata · Metadata reuse.