Nobel Prizes API
Nobel Prizes is a simple tool for getting information on Nobel Prizes. It returns information on various Nobel Prizes.
The Nobel Prizes API provides reliable and fast access to nobel prizes data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.
To use Nobel Prizes, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.
GET Endpoint
https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizesCode Examples
Here are examples of how to call the Nobel Prizes API in different programming languages:
curl -X GET \
"https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921" \
-H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921', {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
headers = {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921', headers=headers)
data = response.json()
print(data)const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
};
const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921', options, (res) => {
let data = '';
res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});
req.end();<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);
?>package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921", nil)
req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require 'net/http'
require 'json'
uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here");
var response = await client.GetAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nobelprizes?firstname=Albert&lastname=Einstein&category=Physics&year=1921");
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
}
}Authentication
The Nobel Prizes API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:
X-API-Key: your_api_key_hereInteractive API Playground
Test the Nobel Prizes API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.
Parameters
The following parameters are available for the Nobel Prizes API:
Get Nobel Prize Information
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Default | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
firstname | string | optional | The first name of the Nobel Prize winner to get information about | - | |
lastname | string | optional | The last name of the Nobel Prize winner to get information about | - | |
category | string | optional | The category of the Nobel Prize to get information about Supported values: PhysicsChemistryMedicineLiteraturePeace | - | |
yearPremium | integer | optional | The year of the Nobel Prize to get information about Range: 1901 - 2030 | - |
Response
The Nobel Prizes API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats:
Example Responses
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"count": 1,
"filteredOn": [
"firstName",
"lastName",
"category",
"year"
],
"nobelPrizes": [
{
"firstName": "Albert",
"lastName": "Einstein",
"born": "1879-03-14",
"died": "1955-04-18",
"countryborn": "Germany",
"countrybornCode": "DE",
"born city": "Ulm",
"diedCountry": "USA",
"diedCountryCode": "US",
"diedCity": "Princeton NJ",
"gender": "male",
"year": "1921",
"category": "Physics",
"motivation": "for his services to Theoretical Physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect",
"organization": "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Physik",
"organizationCity": "Berlin",
"organizationCountry": "Germany"
}
]
}
}<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
<status>ok</status>
<error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
<data>
<count>1</count>
<filteredOn>
<item>firstName</item>
<item>lastName</item>
<item>category</item>
<item>year</item>
</filteredOn>
<nobelPrizes>
<nobelPrize>
<firstName>Albert</firstName>
<lastName>Einstein</lastName>
<born>1879-03-14</born>
<died>1955-04-18</died>
<countryborn>Germany</countryborn>
<countrybornCode>DE</countrybornCode>
<born_city>Ulm</born_city>
<diedCountry>USA</diedCountry>
<diedCountryCode>US</diedCountryCode>
<diedCity>Princeton NJ</diedCity>
<gender>male</gender>
<year>1921</year>
<category>Physics</category>
<motivation>for his services to Theoretical Physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect</motivation>
<organization>Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Physik</organization>
<organizationCity>Berlin</organizationCity>
<organizationCountry>Germany</organizationCountry>
</nobelPrize>
</nobelPrizes>
</data>
</response>
status: ok
error: null
data:
count: 1
filteredOn:
- firstName
- lastName
- category
- year
nobelPrizes:
- firstName: Albert
lastName: Einstein
born: '1879-03-14'
died: '1955-04-18'
countryborn: Germany
countrybornCode: DE
born city: Ulm
diedCountry: USA
diedCountryCode: US
diedCity: Princeton NJ
gender: male
year: '1921'
category: Physics
motivation: >-
for his services to Theoretical Physics and especially for his discovery
of the law of the photoelectric effect
organization: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Physik
organizationCity: Berlin
organizationCountry: Germany
| key | value |
|---|---|
| count | 1 |
| filteredOn | [firstName,lastName,category,year] |
| nobelPrizes | [{firstName:Albert,lastName:Einstein,born:1879-03-14,died:1955-04-18,countryborn:Germany,countrybornCode:DE,born city:Ulm,diedCountry:USA,diedCountryCode:US,diedCity:Princeton NJ,gender:male,year:1921,category:Physics,motivation:for his services to Theoretical Physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect,organization:Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) für Physik,organizationCity:Berlin,organizationCountry:Germany}] |
Response Structure
All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:
| Field | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
status | string | Indicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error") | ok |
error | string | null | Contains error message if status is "error", otherwise null | null |
data | object | null | Contains the API response data if successful, otherwise null | {...} |
Learn more about response formats →
Response Data Fields
When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:
| Field | Type | Sample Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
count | number | Total number of Nobel Prize winners matching the criteria | |
filteredOn | array | List of filter fields applied to the query results | |
| [ ] Array items: | array[1] | Array of Nobel Prize winner records with complete biographical data | |
â”” firstName | string | First name of the Nobel Prize winner | |
â”” lastName | string | Last name of the Nobel Prize winner | |
â”” bornPremium | string | Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format | |
â”” diedPremium | string | Death date in YYYY-MM-DD format or null | |
â”” countrybornPremium | string | Country name where the laureate was born | |
â”” countrybornCodePremium | string | ISO country code of birth country (two letters) | |
â”” born cityPremium | string | City or town where laureate was born | |
â”” diedCountryPremium | string | Country name where the laureate died | |
â”” diedCountryCodePremium | string | ISO country code of death country (two letters) | |
â”” diedCityPremium | string | City or town where laureate died | |
â”” genderPremium | string | Gender of the Nobel Prize winner | |
â”” year | string | Year the Nobel Prize was awarded | |
â”” category | string | Nobel Prize category (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics) | |
â”” motivationPremium | string | Official Nobel Prize motivation citation explaining the award | |
â”” organizationPremium | string | Organization or institution affiliated with the laureate | |
â”” organizationCityPremium | string | City where the affiliated organization is located | |
â”” organizationCountryPremium | string | Country where the affiliated organization is located |
Headers
Required and optional headers for Nobel Prizes API requests:
| Header Name | Required | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
X-API-Key | required | your_api_key_here | Your APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys. |
Accept | optional | application/json | Specify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml |
User-Agent | optional | MyApp/1.0 | Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes |
X-Request-ID | optional | req_123456789 | Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests |
Cache-Control | optional | no-cache | Control caching behavior for the request and response |
GraphQL AccessALPHA
Access Nobel Prizes through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the nobel prizes data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.
Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.
POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphqlquery {
nobelprizes(
input: {
firstname: "Albert"
lastname: "Einstein"
category: "Physics"
year: 1921
}
) {
count
filteredOn
nobelPrizes
}
}Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.
CORS Support
The Nobel Prizes API supports Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) with wildcard configuration, allowing you to call Nobel Prizes directly from browser-based applications without proxy servers.
| CORS Header | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Access-Control-Allow-Origin | * | Accepts requests from any origin |
Access-Control-Allow-Methods | * | Accepts any HTTP method |
Access-Control-Allow-Headers | * | Accepts any request headers |
Browser Usage: You can call Nobel Prizes directly from JavaScript running in the browser without encountering CORS errors. No proxy server or additional configuration needed.
Rate Limiting
Nobel Prizes API requests are subject to rate limiting based on your subscription plan. These limits ensure fair usage and maintain service quality for all Nobel Prizes users.
| Plan | Rate Limit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 requests/min | Hard rate limit enforced - exceeding will return 429 errors |
| Starter | No Limit | Production ready - standard traffic priority |
| Pro | No Limit | Production ready - preferred traffic priority |
| Mega | No Limit | Production ready - highest traffic priority |
Learn more about rate limiting →
Rate Limit Headers
When rate limits apply, each Nobel Prizes response includes headers to help you track your usage:
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
X-RateLimit-Limit | Maximum number of requests allowed per time window |
X-RateLimit-Remaining | Number of requests remaining in the current window |
X-RateLimit-Reset | Unix timestamp when the rate limit window resets |
Handling Rate Limits
Free Plan: When you exceed your rate limit, Nobel Prizes returns a 429 Too Many Requests status code. Your application should implement appropriate backoff logic to handle this gracefully.
Paid Plans: No rate limiting or throttling applied. All paid plans (Starter, Pro, Mega) are production-ready.
Best Practices for Nobel Prizes:
- Monitor the rate limit headers to track your Nobel Prizes usage (Free plan only)
- Cache nobel prizes responses where appropriate to reduce API calls
- Upgrade to Pro or Mega for guaranteed no-throttle Nobel Prizes performance
Note: Nobel Prizes rate limits are separate from credit consumption. You may have credits remaining but still hit rate limits when using Nobel Prizes on Free tier.
Error Codes
The Nobel Prizes API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:
| Code | Message | Description | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
200 | OK | Request successful, data returned | No action needed - request was successful |
400 | Bad Request | Invalid request parameters or malformed request | Check required parameters and ensure values match expected formats |
401 | Unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key | Include x-api-key header with valid API key from dashboard |
403 | Forbidden | API key lacks permission or insufficient credits | Check credit balance in dashboard or upgrade plan |
429 | Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded (Free: 5 req/min) | Implement request throttling or upgrade to paid plan |
500 | Internal Server Error | Server error occurred | Retry request after a few seconds, contact support if persists |
503 | Service Unavailable | API temporarily unavailable | Wait and retry, check status page for maintenance updates |
Learn more about error handling →
Need help? Contact support with your X-Request-ID for assistance.
Integrate Nobel Prizes with SDKs
Get started quickly with official Nobel Prizes SDKs for your preferred language. Each library handles authentication, request formatting, and error handling automatically.
Available for Node.js, Python, C#/.NET, and Android/Java. All SDKs are open source and regularly updated.
Integrate Nobel Prizes with No-Code API Tools
Connect the Nobel Prizes API to your favorite automation platform without writing code. Build workflows that leverage nobel prizes data across thousands of apps.





All platforms use your same API key to access Nobel Prizes. Visit our integrations hub for step-by-step setup guides.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an API key for Nobel Prizes?
How many credits does Nobel Prizes cost?
Each successful Nobel Prizes API call consumes credits based on plan tier. Check the pricing section above for the exact credit cost. Failed requests and errors don't consume credits, so you only pay for successful nobel prizes lookups.
Can I use Nobel Prizes in production?
The free plan is for testing and development only. For production use of Nobel Prizes, upgrade to a paid plan (Starter, Pro, or Mega) which includes commercial use rights, no attribution requirements, and guaranteed uptime SLAs. All paid plans are production-ready.
Can I use Nobel Prizes from a browser?
What happens if I exceed my Nobel Prizes credit limit?
When you reach your monthly credit limit, Nobel Prizes API requests will return an error until you upgrade your plan or wait for the next billing cycle. You'll receive notifications at 80% and 95% usage to give you time to upgrade if needed.



