Add Collection Entities
Bulk-add one or more matching OpenAlex entity IDs to an owned collection without duplicating existing memberships.
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Integrate OpenAlex
with your AI CRM
OpenAlex is an open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, sources, topics, and related research metadata.
Explore Triggers and Actions
Autocomplete Entities
Resolve a partial name or title to likely OpenAlex entity IDs before filtering or retrieving metadata.
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Create Collection
Create a private, single-entity-type OpenAlex collection, optionally with an initial bounded set of entity IDs.
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Delete Collection
Permanently delete exactly one owned private OpenAlex collection and all of its collection memberships. This does not delete the underlying OpenAlex entities.
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Download Work Content
Download an OpenAlex-cached PDF or gzipped GROBID TEI file for a work. Choose the format matching the work's has_content flags. Each call currently costs $0.01, and source copyright terms still apply.
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Get Collection
Get metadata for one private OpenAlex collection owned by the connected user.
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Get Metadata Entity
Retrieve one OpenAlex work, author, source, institution, topic, keyword, publisher, funder, award, taxonomy item, country, continent, or language by its supported identifier. Returns the provider's entity object directly; use select to limit its top-level fields.
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Get Rate Limit Status
Validate the connected OpenAlex API key and inspect daily budget, prepaid balance, reset timing, and current endpoint costs before expensive queries or downloads.
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List Collection Entities
List one page of entity IDs in an owned private collection together with collection metadata and page totals.
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List My Collections
List private OpenAlex collections owned by the connected API-key user, optionally finding collections that contain an entity.
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Query Metadata Entities
Search, filter, sort, sample, select, or group one OpenAlex metadata resource other than works, including authors, venues, organizations, taxonomy, geography, awards, and enumerations. Returns one cursor-controlled page.
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Query Works
Search, filter, sort, sample, select, or group scholarly works. Returns one cursor-controlled page and its OpenAlex query cost; use the snapshot for whole-catalog exports.
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Remove Collection Entities
Bulk-remove one or more entity memberships from an owned private OpenAlex collection without deleting the underlying OpenAlex entities.
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Update Collection
Update a private collection's name or description, or change its entity type while the collection is empty. Provide at least one of display_name, description, or entity_type.
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How the OpenAlex integration works
The OpenAlex integration connects your Dench AI CRM directly to OpenAlex, so agents can read and act on your OpenAlex data as part of everyday work — answering questions in chat, keeping your CRM in sync, and running automations without anyone copying data between tools.
14 actions are available for agents to invoke on your behalf. Every call runs through OpenAlex's own authorization, scoped to the account you connect.
Set up OpenAlex in Dench
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Sign in to your Dench workspace and open Integrations.
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Find OpenAlex and click Connect — you'll authorize access through OpenAlex's own sign-in flow. No API keys or code required.
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Ask an agent to use OpenAlex in chat, or call it from an automation.
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Manage or disconnect the connection any time from workspace settings.
Frequently asked questions
How does the OpenAlex integration work with Dench?
The Dench OpenAlex integration connects your AI CRM to OpenAlex, so AI agents can work with your OpenAlex data as part of chats, automations, and CRM workflows. You connect your account once, and every agent in your workspace can use it — governed by your workspace permissions.
What actions can AI agents perform with OpenAlex via Dench?
The OpenAlex integration currently exposes 14 actions, including Add Collection Entities, Autocomplete Entities, Create Collection, Delete Collection, Download Work Content, and Get Collection. Agents invoke them on your behalf from chat or from automations.
Do I need to write code to connect OpenAlex to Dench?
No. You connect OpenAlex from your Dench workspace using OpenAlex's own sign-in and authorization flow — no API keys to copy, no glue code to maintain.
Is the OpenAlex integration secure?
Connections are authorized through OpenAlex's own authentication flow, and Dench stores only the authorization needed to act on your behalf. You can review and disconnect the OpenAlex connection from your workspace settings at any time.