# ScholarXIV Developer Docs

> ScholarXIV Developer Platform: Papers API, dashboard, subscriptions, and integration guides.

## API Schemas

- [OpenAPI schema](/api/docs?format=openapi): Machine-readable API schema for tool use and API clients; rendered API reference at /developers/docs/api-reference

## Pages

- [Developer Dashboard](/developers/docs/dashboard.md): Manage API keys, test the Papers API live in the Playground, and monitor shared usage and limits.
- [Developer Platform](/developers/docs.md): Papers API access powered by your ScholarXIV subscription. Create keys, test in the dashboard, and search millions of papers.
- [Authentication](/developers/docs/papers-api/authentication.md): Use sxv_ API keys with Bearer or x-api-key header. Keys are validated against your live subscription.
- [Errors](/developers/docs/papers-api/errors.md): Complete error reference, status codes, and defensive client patterns for the Papers API.
- [Code Examples](/developers/docs/papers-api/examples.md): Ready-to-copy examples for quickstarts, search, pagination, error handling, and production patterns.
- [FAQ](/developers/docs/papers-api/faq.md): Common questions about authentication, search, rate limits, plan changes, pagination, and production best practices for the Papers API.
- [Rate Limits & Quotas](/developers/docs/papers-api/limits.md): Your subscription controls API key quotas, hourly rate limits, and result sizes. Limits are evaluated live on every request.
- [Papers API](/developers/docs/papers-api.md): Search over millions of research papers with simple or advanced queries. Returns clean metadata for apps and agents.
- [Search](/developers/docs/papers-api/search.md): Simple title search via GET or powerful fielded search via POST. Full filter reference and pagination patterns.