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Google Patents API

Google Patents API for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible AI agent. Search by keyword, inventor, or assignee across USPTO, EPO, WIPO, JPO, CN, KR + 100 offices. Pull claims, citations, family graphs, CPC. AI patent summaries. Pay per event.

MEDIAN LAGon demand
PARAMETERS14
TOTAL USERS26
MONTHLY ACTIVE13
TOTAL RUNS1,663
RUNS SUCCEEDED99.7%
RATING5.0 (3)

Input parameters

PARAMETERTYPEREQDEFAULTDESCRIPTION
q string no — Free-text search query (e.g., 'graphene battery', 'CRISPR gene editing').
patent_id string no — Provide to fetch full details for a specific patent instead of running a search.
assignee string no — Comma-separated assignee (company) names to filter results by (e.g., 'Apple,Microsoft').
inventor string no — Comma-separated inventor names to filter results by (e.g., 'John Smith,Jane Doe').
country string no — Comma-separated patent office codes.
language string no — Comma-separated languages.
status enum no — Filter by patent status.
type enum no — Filter by patent type.
before string no — Upper-bound date filter.
after string no — Lower-bound date filter.
sort enum no — Sort search results by relevance (default), newest first, or oldest first.
litigation enum no — Return only patents that have been litigated (YES) or only those that have not (NO).
num integer no 10 Results returned per page, 10 to 100.
max_pages integer no 1 Maximum number of pages to fetch. — drives your bill

Worked examples

Basic — the required input, with the schema's own example values
{
  "q": "semiconductor cooling",
  "patent_id": "example"
}

Tasks

Saved runs with the inputs already filled in — each one a standalone page and a working configuration example.

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Code

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/johnvc~google-patents-api/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "semiconductor cooling", "patent_id": "example"}'

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("johnvc/google-patents-api").call(
    run_input={'q': 'semiconductor cooling', 'patent_id': 'example'}
)
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)