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Information about accessing and using the LexisNexis Web Services API (WSAPI)
Subscription Details
Stanford has 2 (two) seats for the LexisNexis Web Services API. Each seat has an associated Client ID and Secret.
The Client ID and Secret can be used to access the Web Services API User Interface (UI) and generate an access token.
Between these 2 (seats), Stanford Authorized Users are allowed 24,000 Searches / 1,200,000 Documents annually. These limits are collective.
API calls return JSON.
API requests have default throttle levels that allow for:
| Searches per Min | Searches per Hour | Searches per Day | Documents per Day |
| 5 | 200 | 1000 | 50,000 docs per day/per ID |
- A single "search" is equal to fifty (50) documents. A search that exceeds 50 documents will count as multiple searches. For example, a search that retrieves 150 documents will be counted as 3 searches.
- A “document” is defined as the metadata and/or full-text of a news article.
- A single day is measured from midnight to midnight the following day.
- As users approach throttle limits, they may notice reduced performance.
