`article`

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

Fetch full metadata for a single Figshare article by numeric id, optionally at a specific version. Returns title, authors, description, DOI, license, categories, and file list.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes
`version`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 1234567
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/figshare/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"article","arguments":{"id":1234567}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('article', {
  "id": 1234567
});

More examples

{
  "id": 1234567,
  "version": 2
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Article ID
`title`	string	Article title
`doi`	string	Digital Object Identifier
`handle`	string	Figshare handle
`url`	string	Article URL
`published_date`	string	Publication date
`modified_date`	string	Last modified date
`description`	string	Article description
`is_public`	boolean	Public visibility
`views`	number	View count
`downloads`	number	Download count
`shares`	number	Share count
`cites`	number	Citation count
`authors`	array	List of authors
`tags`	array	Article tags
`categories`	array	Article categories

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Single article details",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Article ID"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article title"
    },
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Digital Object Identifier"
    },
    "handle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Figshare handle"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article URL"
    },
    "published_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Publication date"
    },
    "modified_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last modified date"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Article description"
    },
    "is_public": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Public visibility"
    },
    "views": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "View count"
    },
    "downloads": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Download count"
    },
    "shares": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Share count"
    },
    "cites": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Citation count"
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of authors",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Author ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Author name"
          },
          "orcid_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ORCID identifier"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Article tags",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Article categories",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Category ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Category name"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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