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The Symposia Public API

A free, read-only HTTP API over our curated catalog of academic and industry conferences. No API key required. Returns clean, predictable JSON.

Base URL
https://conferencely.org/api/v1/public
Rate limit
60 req · 60s · per IP
Auth
None — public read-only
Quick start

Curl it

curl 'https://conferencely.org/api/v1/public/conferences?topic=Artificial%20Intelligence&limit=5'
Reference

Endpoints

GET/api/v1/public/health
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Service heartbeat. No params.

Response (excerpt)
{ "ok": true, "service": "Symposia Public API", "version": "v1" }
GET/api/v1/public/conferences
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Paginated list of all conferences with optional filters.

Query params
nametypedescription
qstringFree-text search (title + description)
topicstringExact topic match (e.g. "Artificial Intelligence")
typestringacademic | tech | both
countrystringISO-3166 alpha-2 (e.g. US, GB, JP)
pageintPage number (default 1)
limitintItems per page (1–100, default 25)
Response (excerpt)
{
  "total": 152,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 25,
  "pages": 7,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "uuid",
      "title": "NeurIPS 2026",
      "topic": "Artificial Intelligence",
      "type": "academic",
      "location": { "city": "Vancouver", "country": "CA", ... },
      "start_date": "2026-12-08",
      "end_date": "2026-12-14",
      "website": "https://neurips.cc",
      "issn": ["1049-5258"],
      "proceedings": { "publisher": "...", "indexed_papers_count": 12 }
    }
  ]
}
GET/api/v1/public/conferences/{id}

Full details for one conference including linked speakers and papers.

Response (excerpt)
{
  "id": "uuid",
  "title": "...",
  "speakers": [{ "id": "...", "name": "...", "organization": "..." }],
  "papers": [{ "id": "...", "title": "...", "abstract": "...", "authors": [...] }]
}
GET/api/v1/public/topics
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List of all topics with conference counts, sorted by frequency.

Response (excerpt)
[ { "topic": "Artificial Intelligence", "count": 14 }, ... ]
GET/api/v1/public/countries
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List of all countries with conference counts.

Response (excerpt)
[ { "country": "US", "count": 22 }, ... ]
Notes
  • Catalog data is aggregated from public sources (conference sites, OpenAlex) and curated by our editors. Always verify on the official site before acting on dates or deadlines.
  • Returns 429 when you exceed the rate limit. Back off and retry.
  • This API is versioned at /api/v1/public/*. Breaking changes will only ship in a new major version.
  • Questions or want write access? hello@conferencely.org
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