List funders

GET

funders

curl -X GET "https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10"

fetch("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders", params={"sort": "outputs_count:desc", "per_page": 10})
print(response.json())

{
  "meta": {
    "count": 45639,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 25
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "HX_F4320321001",
      "name": "National Natural Science Foundation of China",
      "alternate_titles": [
        "NNSF of China",
        "Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jījīn Wěiyuánhuì",
        "NSF of China",
        "The National Natural Science Foundation of China"
      ],
      "country": {
        "code": "CN",
        "name": "China"
      },
      "description": "Chinese government body",
      "homepage_url": "https://www.nsfc.gov.cn",
      "image_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg",
      "image_thumbnail_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg&width=300",
      "grants_count": 1698,
      "awards_count": 1190293,
      "outputs_count": 4455709,
      "cited_by_count": 113648084,
      "summary_stats": {
        "2yr_mean_citedness": 5.924197295373457,
        "h_index": 1211,
        "i10_index": 2243793
      },
      "ids": {
        "ror": "https://ror.org/01h0zpd94",
        "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4501917",
        "crossref": "501100001809",
        "doi": "10.13039/501100001809"
      },
      "counts_by_year": [
        {
          "year": 2028,
          "outputs_count": 4,
          "oa_outputs_count": 4,
          "cited_by_count": 0
        }
      ],
      "roles": [
        {
          "role": "funder",
          "id": "HX_F4320321001",
          "outputs_count": 4455709
        }
      ],
      "updated_date": "2026-08-05T04:01:50",
      "created_date": "2023-02-13T20:32:25"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "statusCode": 400,
  "message": "Bad Request - Invalid query parameters",
  "error": "Bad Request"
}

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 30 requests per minute.",
  "error": "Too Many Requests"
}

Retrieves a paginated list of funding agencies with filtering and sorting capabilities.

Query Parameters

integer

default:"1"

Page number for pagination. Default is 1.

integer

default:"25"

Results per page. Allowed values: 10, 25, 50, 100.

string

Filter expression (e.g. country_code:US).

string

Sorting parameter (e.g. outputs_count:desc, cited_by_count:desc).

Response Fields

object

required

Pagination metadata.

Show meta attributes

integer

Total matching records count.

integer

Current page number.

integer

Items per page.

array

required

Array of funder records.

Show results item attributes

string

Funder ID (HX_F...).

string

Funder display name.

array

Alternative titles or abbreviations.

object

Country details.

Show country attributes

string

Two-letter country code.

string

Country display name.

string

Summary description.

string

Official website URL.

string

Image URL.

string

Thumbnail image URL.

integer

Grants count.

integer

Awards count.

integer

Outputs count.

integer

Citations count.

object

Aggregated impact metrics.

Show summary_stats attributes

number

2-year mean citedness.

integer

h-index of the funder.

integer

i10-index of the funder.

object

External identifiers.

Show ids attributes

string

Digital Object Identifier.

string

Research Organization Registry ID.

string

Wikidata URL.

string

Crossref identifier.

array

Yearly metrics.

Show counts_by_year attributes

integer

Calendar year.

integer

Outputs count in the year.

integer

Open Access outputs count in the year.

integer

Citations count in the year.

array

Entity roles.

Show roles attributes

string

Role name (e.g. funder).

string

Role unique ID.

integer

Outputs count associated with this role.

string

Last updated timestamp.

string

Creation timestamp.

curl -X GET "https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10"

fetch("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders", params={"sort": "outputs_count:desc", "per_page": 10})
print(response.json())

{
  "meta": {
    "count": 45639,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 25
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "HX_F4320321001",
      "name": "National Natural Science Foundation of China",
      "alternate_titles": [
        "NNSF of China",
        "Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jījīn Wěiyuánhuì",
        "NSF of China",
        "The National Natural Science Foundation of China"
      ],
      "country": {
        "code": "CN",
        "name": "China"
      },
      "description": "Chinese government body",
      "homepage_url": "https://www.nsfc.gov.cn",
      "image_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg",
      "image_thumbnail_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg&width=300",
      "grants_count": 1698,
      "awards_count": 1190293,
      "outputs_count": 4455709,
      "cited_by_count": 113648084,
      "summary_stats": {
        "2yr_mean_citedness": 5.924197295373457,
        "h_index": 1211,
        "i10_index": 2243793
      },
      "ids": {
        "ror": "https://ror.org/01h0zpd94",
        "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4501917",
        "crossref": "501100001809",
        "doi": "10.13039/501100001809"
      },
      "counts_by_year": [
        {
          "year": 2028,
          "outputs_count": 4,
          "oa_outputs_count": 4,
          "cited_by_count": 0
        }
      ],
      "roles": [
        {
          "role": "funder",
          "id": "HX_F4320321001",
          "outputs_count": 4455709
        }
      ],
      "updated_date": "2026-08-05T04:01:50",
      "created_date": "2023-02-13T20:32:25"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "statusCode": 400,
  "message": "Bad Request - Invalid query parameters",
  "error": "Bad Request"
}

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 30 requests per minute.",
  "error": "Too Many Requests"
}

curl -X GET "https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10"

fetch("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders?sort=outputs_count:desc&per_page=10")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.hexagraph.in/funders", params={"sort": "outputs_count:desc", "per_page": 10})
print(response.json())

{
  "meta": {
    "count": 45639,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 25
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "HX_F4320321001",
      "name": "National Natural Science Foundation of China",
      "alternate_titles": [
        "NNSF of China",
        "Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jījīn Wěiyuánhuì",
        "NSF of China",
        "The National Natural Science Foundation of China"
      ],
      "country": {
        "code": "CN",
        "name": "China"
      },
      "description": "Chinese government body",
      "homepage_url": "https://www.nsfc.gov.cn",
      "image_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg",
      "image_thumbnail_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/National Natural Science Foundation of China (20230310102823).jpg&width=300",
      "grants_count": 1698,
      "awards_count": 1190293,
      "outputs_count": 4455709,
      "cited_by_count": 113648084,
      "summary_stats": {
        "2yr_mean_citedness": 5.924197295373457,
        "h_index": 1211,
        "i10_index": 2243793
      },
      "ids": {
        "ror": "https://ror.org/01h0zpd94",
        "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4501917",
        "crossref": "501100001809",
        "doi": "10.13039/501100001809"
      },
      "counts_by_year": [
        {
          "year": 2028,
          "outputs_count": 4,
          "oa_outputs_count": 4,
          "cited_by_count": 0
        }
      ],
      "roles": [
        {
          "role": "funder",
          "id": "HX_F4320321001",
          "outputs_count": 4455709
        }
      ],
      "updated_date": "2026-08-05T04:01:50",
      "created_date": "2023-02-13T20:32:25"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "statusCode": 400,
  "message": "Bad Request - Invalid query parameters",
  "error": "Bad Request"
}

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 30 requests per minute.",
  "error": "Too Many Requests"
}

Overview

REST Endpoints

GraphQL

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