bioRxiv and medRxiv Monthly Usage Statistics: Abstract Views, Full-Text Views, PDF Downloads

biorxiv/usage-stats-monthly

Monthly usage statistics for the bioRxiv or medRxiv preprint server: abstract views, full-text views and PDF downloads for every month since the server began, with running cumulative totals. One call returns the whole history. Counts are server-wide, not per paper. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory data, passed through unmodified and served by Eden Engine; not an official bioRxiv or medRxiv product.

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Data source

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (bioRxiv)

Source: bioRxiv / medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), https://www.biorxiv.org. Server-wide usage counts only; no preprint text is returned. Served by Eden Engine; not an official Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, bioRxiv or medRxiv product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "biorxiv/usage-stats-monthly" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "biorxiv/usage-stats-monthly" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "biorxiv/usage-stats-monthly", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "biorxiv/usage-stats-monthly", input: { /* ... */ } })

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Updated: Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "server"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "server": {
      "enum": [
        "biorxiv",
        "medrxiv"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Which preprint server: biorxiv (biology) or medrxiv (health sciences)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "messages"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "messages": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ok when the request succeeded."
        }
      },
      "description": "Status of the request.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "bioRxiv content statistics": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "month": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "First day of the month, YYYY-MM-DD."
          },
          "pdf_downloads": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "PDF downloads in the month, as a string."
          },
          "abstract_views": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Abstract views in the month, as a string."
          },
          "pdf_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "PDF downloads to the end of this month."
          },
          "full_text_views": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full-text views in the month, as a string."
          },
          "abstract_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Abstract views to the end of this month."
          },
          "full_text_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Full-text views to the end of this month."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "One row per month, oldest first. Present for server biorxiv; for medrxiv the same rows sit under `medRxiv content statistics`."
    },
    "medRxiv content statistics": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "month": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "First day of the month, YYYY-MM-DD."
          },
          "pdf_downloads": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "PDF downloads in the month, as a string."
          },
          "abstract_views": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Abstract views in the month, as a string."
          },
          "pdf_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "PDF downloads to the end of this month."
          },
          "full_text_views": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Full-text views in the month, as a string."
          },
          "abstract_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Abstract views to the end of this month."
          },
          "full_text_cumulative": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Full-text views to the end of this month."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "One row per month, oldest first. Present for server medrxiv."
    }
  },
  "description": "The API's response envelope: `messages.status` is ok, and the monthly rows sit in an array under a key named for the server: `bioRxiv content statistics` or `medRxiv content statistics`.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}