# Jstor — Wrapped API

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> Search and browse millions of academic articles, journals, and research issues from JSTOR's library, or retrieve specific articles and journal details to explore scholarly content by subject. Access peer-reviewed research across multiple disciplines to find the academic sources you need.

**Category:** Education | **Website:** [jstor.org/](https://jstor.org/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/826896f8-63a7-4733-b7c8-4055f90a1846/jstor-org-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/826896f8-63a7-4733-b7c8-4055f90a1846/jstor-org-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### Browse subjects

List all browseable academic subjects on JSTOR. Returns a list of subject categories with their codes and URLs.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/browse-subjects \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### Get article

Retrieve full metadata for a specific article or book chapter by its JSTOR UUID. Some content types (e.g. book chapters) may not be available via this endpoint and will return an upstream error.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `article_id` | string | Yes | The JSTOR UUID of the article (e.g. '06ddaae3-b191-34c4-a1dd-f6f7730af50a'). Obtainable from search results. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/get-article \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"article_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Get issue

Retrieve the table of contents for a specific journal issue by its DOI-style stable ID. Returns issue metadata and a list of articles.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `issue_id` | string | Yes | The DOI-style stable ID of the issue (e.g. '10.2307/i40228945'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/get-issue \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"issue_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Get journal

Retrieve metadata for a specific journal by its ID slug.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `journal_id` | string | Yes | The journal ID slug (e.g. 'aejapplecon'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/get-journal \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"journal_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Search

Search for articles, books, and other content on JSTOR. Returns paginated results grouped by relevance or date.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search query string. |
| `sort` | string | No | Sort order: 'rel' for relevance, 'new' for newest, 'old' for oldest. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/jstor/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":"<integer>","query":"<string>","sort":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

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