Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication.

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POST · https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitationMCP · nexscope_data_zy_patent_forward_citation

Patent Intelligence ZY

What this API does

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication. The request accepts patentId, patentNumber. Its documented result includes patentId, pn, citedPatents, citedOthers.

Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API use cases

Investigate a product IP question

To investigate a product ip question, a compliance analyst submits patentId and patentNumber to Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API. The returned patentId, pn, citedPatents help identify records relevant to the proposed product.

Collect records for an IP review

A compliance analyst uses Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API with patentId and patentNumber to collect records for an ip review. The returned patentId, pn, citedPatents help collect bibliographic evidence for a specialist review.

Document evidence for specialist assessment

For this workflow, a compliance analyst calls Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API with patentId and patentNumber to document evidence for specialist assessment. The result helps document the records supporting an IP research question.

Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API FAQ

What does the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API return?

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication. The documented output includes patentId, pn, citedPatents, citedOthers. It corresponds to the supplied patentId, patentNumber. Optional fields can be absent; a missing value should not be interpreted as a measured zero. Example values illustrate the response shape, rather than live account results.

How many credits does the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API cost?

The current documented cost is Recent 10 credits / call. This is the same cost shown at the top of this page. If a range or estimate is displayed, the final charge depends on the request. Review your available credits and the pricing page before calling the API, and check API usage records for the actual charge.

How do I call the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API from my app or an MCP client?

Send a POST request to https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation with your API key as a Bearer token and the JSON inputs shown in API integration. In a compatible MCP client such as Claude or Cursor, connect Nexscope and call nexscope_data_zy_patent_forward_citation. The same documented request parameters apply; use Online test to review a request before adding it to your app.

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation

MCP method

nexscope_data_zy_patent_forward_citation

Step 1 of 3 · Authenticate

Authentication

All run endpoints require a user API key. Send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .

Step 2 of 3 · Send a request

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation

Run an API

Send a JSON request body using the parameters described below.

Example request

Replace YOUR_API_KEY, then run this command in your terminal.

curl -X POST 'https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "patentNumber": "US10000000B2"
}'

Step 3 of 3 · Inspect the result

Check the response

Read code for the request status and data for the result. Open the parameter and response reference for the full field definitions.

HTTP status codes

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

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POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation

Run this API

Send a JSON request to execute this API and receive the documented response payload.

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Endpoint

Method	`POST`
Path	`https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`patentId`	`string`	optional	Patent IDs, multiples separated by English commas, the upper limit is 100, and the maximum length is 60,000 characters.
`patentNumber`	`string`	optional	Public announcement numbers, multiple ones separated by English commas, the upper limit is 100, and the maximum length is 60,000 characters.

Code example

{
  "patentNumber": "US10000000B2"
}

Response example

Platform response envelope. code 0 indicates success or acceptance; data contains the business result.

{
  "code": 0,
  "cost": "-1",
  "data": {},
  "msg": null,
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "traceId": null,
  "ts": "0"
}

Response fields

Response field reference (9 fields)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`total`	`integer`	optional	Number of records.
`data`	`array`	optional	List of patents with citation details for each element.
`columns`	`array`	optional	Rendered column definitions.
`costToken`	`integer`	optional	Consume token.
`type`	`string`	optional	Rendering style.
`patentId`	`string`	optional	Query the patent ID of a patent.
`pn`	`string`	optional	Check the patent’s publication (announcement) number.
`citedPatents`	`array`	optional	List of cited patents.
`citedOthers`	`array`	optional	List of cited non-patent documents.

Responses

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

Step 1 of 2 · Connect your MCP client

MCP

V2 recommended

Connect remote agents through the standard MCP 2025-11-25 Streamable HTTP endpoint. Use OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code with PKCE, or an API key for compatibility.

POST https://api.nexscope.ai/mcp
MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25
Content-Type: application/json

Authentication

OAuth clients request the mcp:tools scope. The endpoint's 401 response advertises protected-resource metadata for authorization discovery.

Step 2 of 2 · Call the tool

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_data_zy_patent_forward_citation",
    "arguments": {
      "patentNumber": "US10000000B2"
    }
  }
}

Legacy MCP v1

Existing API-key clients can continue using the compatibility endpoint. New integrations should use MCP v2.

GET / POST /mcp/legacy

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload. Online tests use this site's configured API environment; the Endpoint and copyable examples use the public integration address.

10 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

Send a real request with the same contract shown in the reference.

Endpoint

/zy/patentForwardCitation

MCP method

nexscope_data_zy_patent_forward_citation

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/patentForwardCitation \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "patentNumber": "US10000000B2" }'

Response

No response yet. Run the request to see the response here.

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What this API does

Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API use cases

Investigate a product IP question

Collect records for an IP review

Document evidence for specialist assessment

Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API FAQ

What does the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API return?

How many credits does the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API cost?

How do I call the Patent Intelligence ZY: patent Forward Citation API API from my app or an MCP client?

Authentication

Run an API

Example request

Check the response

HTTP status codes

Run this API

Endpoint

Request parameters

Code example

Response example

Response fields

Responses

Data source, freshness, and limitations

MCP

Call a tool

Legacy MCP v1

Online test

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