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Connect OpenAlex

1 auth method · updated 2026-09-10

OpenAlex is an open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, sources, topics, and related research metadata.

openalex.org ↗

API key

Uses your own credential — Verslay stores it encrypted

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  1. 1
    Sign in to OpenAlex
    Open https://openalex.org and sign in to the account you want to connect.
  2. 2
    Create the API key
    Open https://openalex.org/settings/api and generate a new API key.
  3. 3
    Copy it immediately
    OpenAlex usually shows the full API key only once, right after you create it. Store it somewhere safe before closing the page.
  4. 4
    Connect in Verslay
    In the Verslay Hub, open Connections, find OpenAlex, and paste the API key into the OpenAlex API Key field.
  5. 5
    Verify
    The connection flips to Connected. Run any read-only action once to confirm the credential has the right scopes.
  6. 6
    Rotate safely
    When you rotate later: connect the new credential first, confirm it works, then revoke the old one.

What you’ll paste into Verslay

OpenAlex API Key

Your OpenAlex API key. Sign in to OpenAlex, open https://openalex.org/settings/api, and copy the key shown in API settings. The same key authorizes public metadata, full-text content, and your private collections.

required · secret
Get your credential ↗OpenAlex website ↗

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