get_article

Pack: europepmc · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp

Full record for one article by (source, id). Source: MED (Medline), PMC, PPR (preprints), CTX (clinicaltrials).

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
sourcestringyese.g. “MED”, “PMC”, “PPR”
idstringyesPMID for MED, PMCID for PMC, etc.

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_article","arguments":{}}}'

Response shape

Full JSON Schema
{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "found": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "enum": [
            false
          ],
          "description": "Article not found"
        },
        "coverage": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Coverage database name"
        },
        "hint": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Fallback suggestion message"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "found"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Article ID"
        },
        "source": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Source type"
        },
        "pmid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "PubMed ID"
        },
        "pmcid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "PMC ID"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Article title"
        },
        "authorString": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Author list"
        },
        "abstractText": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full abstract text"
        },
        "journalTitle": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Journal name"
        },
        "pubYear": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Publication year"
        },
        "isOpenAccess": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Y/N open access flag"
        },
        "citedByCount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Citation count"
        },
        "references": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Reference list",
          "items": {
            "type": "object"
          }
        },
        "keywordList": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Keywords/MeSH terms",
          "items": {
            "type": "object"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "europepmc": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 21, 2026