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API Terms

Last updated: 2025-11-10

Non-legal summary

  • Use the API responsibly, within rate limits, and without abuse. We may change these terms and limits. This page is not legal advice.

Access & Authentication

  • Access is via RapidAPI key or first‑party key (when available).
  • Keep your keys confidential. You are responsible for any use under your key.
  • We may revoke access for abuse, security risk, or policy violations.

Acceptable Use

  • Do not exceed published rate limits or attempt to bypass them.
  • No scraping designed to degrade service stability or interfere with other users.
  • Do not attempt to probe, scan, or test for vulnerabilities.
  • Do not use the service to violate third‑party rights or applicable law.

Rate Limits & Quotas

  • Quotas are enforced per plan. Bursts are limited per minute.
  • On "429 Too Many Requests", check the "Retry-After" header.
  • Successful responses include "X-RateLimit-*" headers (limit, remaining, reset).

Output & Attribution

  • Outputs are provided "as is" and may reflect upstream registry data.
  • For authoritative records, verify with the source registry (e.g., Crossref, PubMed, arXiv).
  • If you build tools or services on top of this API, include a visible reference to Scholar Sidekick.

Service Modes

  • We may operate in maintenance or read‑only modes during upgrades or incidents.
  • Non‑essential endpoints may be disabled in these modes; health checks remain available.

Privacy

  • We log minimal request metadata for debugging, abuse prevention, and rate limiting.
  • See our Privacy Policy for details.

Availability & Changes

  • No SLA is provided at this time; uptime is best‑effort.
  • We may change or deprecate endpoints, parameters, or rate limits with notice via docs or changelog.
  • Breaking changes will be minimized and communicated when feasible.

Termination

  • We may suspend or terminate access for misuse, security concerns, or non‑payment (if applicable).

Warranties & Liability

  • The service is provided "as is" and "as available". No warranties of any kind.
  • To the maximum extent permitted by law, liability is limited to amounts you paid for the service in the prior 3 months (if any).

Contact

  • For issues or abuse reports, contact admin@scholar-sidekick.com.