doi to bibtex

doi2bibtex.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
import requests

def get_bibtex(doi):
    url = f"https://doi.org/{doi}"
    headers = {"Accept": "application/x-bibtex"}
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.text
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        return f"Error: {e}"

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: doi2bibtex <DOI>")
        sys.exit(1)

    doi = sys.argv[1]
    bibtex = get_bibtex(doi)
    print(bibtex)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

pip install requests
chmod +x doi2bibtex.py

example

python doi2bibtex.py 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4885-09.2010
@Article{Kagaya_2010, title={Readiness Discharge for Spontaneous Initiation of Walking in Crayfish}, volume={30}, ISSN={1529-2401}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4885-09.2010}, DOI={10.1523/jneurosci.4885-09.2010}, number={4}, journal={The Journal of Neuroscience}, publisher={Society for Neuroscience}, author={Kagaya, Katsushi and Takahata, Masakazu}, year={2010}, month=jan, pages={1348–1362} }