# First Paper Metadata Scrape — transcript

This narrated tutorial uses an illustrated workflow. No paid Actor run or live output row is shown. Review the Actor’s live Pricing tab before running.

## 00:00:00.000 — Your first paper-metadata scrape

Already have a DOI? Use it to request one source-linked bibliographic record. We'll run Neuton's Crossref Works Actor, inspect the Dataset, and export a checked CSV.

## 00:00:11.176 — Use Crossref for DOI metadata

Crossref offers publisher-deposited DOI metadata: titles, authors, journals, dates and more when available. This Actor returns metadata, not the paper PDF or full text.

## 00:00:23.483 — Look up one DOI

On Input, open JSON. Leave queries empty and enter the single DOI shown here. Max results is per search query; it is not a global charge cap.

## 00:00:34.083 — Check Pricing. Start once.

Before Start, read the live Pricing tab and set a run charge limit. Run once, then open Dataset. A succeeded run may still return no usable row.

## 00:00:44.299 — Check the DOI-backed row

Check DOI and URL first. Then verify title, authors, journal, publisher and publication date against the DOI landing page. Missing abstracts can be normal; don't invent precision.

## 00:00:57.053 — If empty, open RUN_SUMMARY

If empty, open Storage and Run Summary. It lists saved rows and failed DOI lookups separately. Read the Log for the same run before trying again.

## 00:01:07.013 — Export a checked record

Export the checked row as CSV, preserving DOI and URL. If you need citation graphs or open-access indicators, use OpenAlex separately and verify its identifiers. Metadata never replaces reading the paper.