openaire-graph-docs/docs/apis/graph-api/making-requests.md

# Making requests

This guide provides examples of how to make requests to the OpenAIRE Graph API using different programming languages.

## Using `curl`

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api-beta.openaire.eu/graph/researchProducts?search=OpenAIRE%20Graph&type=publication&page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=relevance%20DESC" -H "accept: application/json"
```


## Using Python (with `requests` library)

```python
import requests

url = "https://api-beta.openaire.eu/graph/researchProducts"
params = {
    "search": "OpenAIRE Graph",
    "type": "publication",
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 10,
    "sortBy": "relevance DESC"
}
headers = {
    "accept": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print(f"Failed to retrieve data: {response.status_code}")

```

:::note
Note that when using `curl` you should ensure that the URL is properly encoded, especially when using special characters or spaces in the query parameters. On the contrary, the `requests` library in Python takes care of URL encoding automatically.
:::