Figshare API
★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentStorageDocument Managementoauth2139 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Manage research articles, datasets, files, and collections on Figshare with OAuth2 across 139 endpoints, including private and public search and reporting.
Use for: Create a new private research article, Upload a dataset file to an existing article, Search public articles by keyword, List all articles in my account
Not supported: Does not handle peer review, journal submission, or citation graph analytics — use for managing Figshare articles, files, authors, and reports only.
The Figshare API provides programmatic access to research artefacts including articles, datasets, files, projects, collections, and authors across 139 endpoints. Authentication uses OAuth2, and the API exposes both private (account-scoped) and public read paths over the v2 base. The surface supports article creation, file uploads, search, reporting, and collaboration features used by researchers and institutions to publish open data.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Figshare API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Figshare API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Figshare API.
Create, update, and delete research articles inside an account
Upload files attached to articles for open data publishing
Search private and public articles by metadata fields
Manage authors and contributors on each article
Generate account-scoped article reports for compliance
Browse public collections and projects across institutions
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Figshare API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Research Data Publishing Pipeline
Automate the creation of Figshare articles from a lab's data management system so researchers do not manually re-enter metadata. The API exposes POST /account/articles for creation and matching file-upload endpoints, supporting end-to-end publication including DOI assignment. Cuts publishing overhead from days to minutes per dataset for high-output labs.
POST /account/articles with title and description, then upload files via the file-upload endpoint and finalise the article
Institutional Compliance Reporting
Generate quarterly reports of articles published by an institution to satisfy funder open-access requirements. The API offers POST /account/articles/export to initiate report generation and matching list endpoints to inspect article state. Useful for research office staff overseeing dozens to hundreds of researchers.
POST /account/articles/export with a date range, then GET /account/articles/export to fetch the resulting URL
Public Article Discovery
Build agent-driven discovery flows that surface relevant public datasets across Figshare's catalogue. With 139 endpoints, both private and public searches are available, including POST /account/articles/search for authenticated queries against richer metadata. Supports literature-review workflows that span hundreds of candidate datasets.
POST /account/articles/search with a keyword and category filter, return the top 20 articles with DOI and title
Author Management on Articles
Manage co-author lists programmatically as research collaborations evolve. The API exposes GET, POST, and PUT on /account/articles/{article_id}/authors so an agent can add, list, or fully replace authors in a single call. Supports correction workflows where author orderings or affiliations change late in publication.
PUT /account/articles/{article_id}/authors with the corrected author list to replace the existing roster
AI Agent Research Assistant via Jentic
Through Jentic, an agent can answer questions like which datasets a lab published this quarter or which articles share an author. Jentic exposes Figshare's article, author, and search operations as discoverable tools so a Claude or GPT agent can run grounded research-administration queries without bespoke integration code.
Search Jentic for 'list private articles', call GET /account/articles, return the most recent 10 with file counts
Key Endpoints
139 endpoints — the figshare api provides programmatic access to research artefacts including articles, datasets, files, projects, collections, and authors across 139 endpoints.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/account/articles
List private articles
POST
/account/articles
Create a new article
GET
/account/articles/{article_id}
Get article details
PUT
/account/articles/{article_id}
Update an article
POST
/account/articles/search
Search private articles
POST
/account/articles/export
Initiate article report
GET
/account/articles
List private articles
POST
/account/articles
Create a new article
GET
/account/articles/{article_id}
Get article details
PUT
/account/articles/{article_id}
Update an article
POST
/account/articles/search
Search private articles
POST
/account/articles/export
Initiate article report
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Figshare OAuth2 tokens are stored encrypted in the Jentic MAXsystem vault. Agents receive scoped access — refresh and access tokens never enter the agent's context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'create a research article') and Jentic returns the matching POST /account/articles operation with its schema, so the agent calls it without reading docs.figshare.com.
Time to first call
Direct Figshare integration: 3-5 days for OAuth setup, file upload handling, and report polling. Through Jentic: under 2 hours — search, load, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Figshare API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Figshare API use?
Figshare uses OAuth2 for authenticated calls into account-scoped endpoints. Public read endpoints can be called without auth. Through Jentic the OAuth tokens are stored encrypted in MAXsystem.
Can I upload files to Figshare articles via the API?
Yes. After creating an article via POST /account/articles, the API exposes file-upload endpoints under the article that accept binary uploads and link the file to the article record.
What are the rate limits for the Figshare API?
Figshare does not publish per-second limits in the OpenAPI spec; consult docs.figshare.com for current quotas, which may differ between authenticated and unauthenticated calls.
How do I create a research article through Jentic?
Search Jentic for 'create research article', load the POST /account/articles schema, and execute with title and description. Run pip install jentic to start.
Does Figshare support institutional reporting?
Yes. POST /account/articles/export initiates a report generation job and the matching GET endpoint returns the result. Suitable for funder compliance and open-access reporting.
Can I search public articles without authentication?
Yes. Public search endpoints under /v2 do not require OAuth, making them suitable for discovery agents that surface relevant open datasets without user credentials.
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