Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication.

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POST · https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/querySearchPatentMCP · nexscope_data_zy_query_search_patent

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What this API does

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication. The request accepts queryText, limit, offset, sort, stemming. Its documented result includes errcode, errmsg, allRecordsCount, patentId, pn, title, apdt, pbdt.

Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API use cases

Investigate a product IP question

To investigate a product ip question, a compliance analyst submits queryText and limit to Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API. The returned errcode, errmsg, allRecordsCount help identify records relevant to the proposed product.

Collect records for an IP review

A compliance analyst uses Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API with queryText and limit to collect records for an ip review. The returned errcode, errmsg, allRecordsCount help collect bibliographic evidence for a specialist review.

Document evidence for specialist assessment

For this workflow, a compliance analyst calls Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API with queryText and limit to document evidence for specialist assessment. The result helps document the records supporting an IP research question.

Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API FAQ

What does the Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API return?

Use Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API through Nexscope with documented parameters, structured results and API key authentication. The documented output includes errcode, errmsg, allRecordsCount, patentId, pn, title, apdt, pbdt. It corresponds to the supplied queryText, limit, offset, sort, stemming. 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: query Search Patent 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: query Search Patent API API from my app or an MCP client?

Send a POST request to https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/querySearchPatent 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_query_search_patent. 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/querySearchPatent

MCP method

nexscope_data_zy_query_search_patent

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/querySearchPatent

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/querySearchPatent' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "limit": 10,
  "queryText": "TACD: virtual reality"
}'

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/querySearchPatent

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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/querySearchPatent`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`queryText`	`string`	required	Analytics search query, up to 12,000 characters, supports field prefixes such as `TACD:`, `TAC:`, `TA:` and `AND`/`OR`/`NOT` Boolean operations.
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Returns the number of patents, range 1–1000. Example: 10
`offset`	`integer`	optional	Offset, range 0–19,999; `limit + offset` cannot exceed 20,000. Example: 0
`sort`	`array`	optional	Array of sorting conditions, each element is `{field, order}`; `field`: `PBDT_YEARMONTHDAY`, `APD_YEARMONTHDAY`, `ISD`, `SCORE`; `order`: `DESC` or `ASC`.
`stemming`	`integer`	optional	Whether to enable truncation search: `1` is on, `0` is off. Example: 0
`collapseType`	`string`	optional	Deduplication methods: `ALL`, `APNO`, `DOCDB`, `INPADOC`, `EXTEND`. Example: ALL
`collapseBy`	`string`	optional	Deduplication sorting fields: `APD`, `PBD`, `AUTHORITY`, `SCORE`.
`collapseOrder`	`string`	optional	Deduplication sort order: `OLDEST` or `LATEST`.
`collapseOrderAuthority`	`array`	optional	Array of receiving office priority, only valid when `collapseBy=AUTHORITY`.

Code example

{
  "limit": 10,
  "queryText": "TACD: virtual reality"
}

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 (18 fields)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`errcode`	`integer`	optional	Business status, `200` indicates success.
`errmsg`	`string`	optional	Success is `ok`, failure is error description.
`total`	`integer`	optional	The number of results returned this time.
`data`	`array`	optional	Patent List.
`columns`	`array`	optional	Renders column meta information, not data records.
`type`	`string`	optional	Rendering style.
`costToken`	`integer`	optional	Consume token.
`allRecordsCount`	`integer`	optional	Retrieve the total number of hits.
`patentId`	`string`	optional	ZY patent ID.
`pn`	`string`	optional	Public (announcement) number.
`title`	`string`	optional	Patent title.
`apdt`	`integer`	optional	Application date (YYYYMMDD).
`pbdt`	`integer`	optional	Open day (YYYYMMDD).
`apno`	`string`	optional	Application number.
`authority`	`string`	optional	Receiving Office, such as `US`.
`inventor`	`string`	optional	Inventor, multiple people separated by `\\|`.
`originalAssignee`	`string`	optional	Original applicant, multiple separated by `\\|`.
`currentAssignee`	`string`	optional	Current applicant, multiple separated by `\\|`.

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_query_search_patent",
    "arguments": {
      "limit": 10,
      "queryText": "TACD: virtual reality"
    }
  }
}

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.

12 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

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

Endpoint

/zy/querySearchPatent

MCP method

nexscope_data_zy_query_search_patent

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/zy/querySearchPatent \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "limit": 10, "queryText": "TACD: virtual reality" }'

Response

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What this API does

Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API use cases

Investigate a product IP question

Collect records for an IP review

Document evidence for specialist assessment

Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API FAQ

What does the Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API return?

How many credits does the Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API cost?

How do I call the Patent Intelligence ZY: query Search Patent API API from my app or an MCP client?

Authentication

Run an API

Example request

Check the response

HTTP status codes

Run this API

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Request parameters

Code example

Response example

Response fields

Responses

Data source, freshness, and limitations

MCP

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Legacy MCP v1

Online test

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