NOTICE: We have made embedding NIH Technologies on your site quick and easy with the new OTT Embedded Search feature.  The legacy OTT API is currently unavailable while we transition the underlying software and connected systems and we will update this page with new options soon.  We appreciate your patience as this change is being completed.

For most website integrations, start with the OTT Embedded Search application, which provides a fast, no-code way to add NIH OTT search results to your site:
OTT Embedded Search

For direct system-to-system data access, NIH OTT provides public data through Drupal’s built-in JSON:API interface.

Base endpoint:
https://techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/

This replaces the legacy OTT API.

Available JSON:API Resource Types

• tech — Technology Abstracts
• patent — Patent Summaries
• news — News
• showcase — Showcase Products
• profile — People (Staff)
• kudo — Awards
• metrics — Metrics
• license — Licenses (coming soon)
• notice — Federal Register Notice references
• spotlight — Spotlight

Quick Start Examples

• All Technology Abstracts
  https://techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/node/tech
• All Patent Summaries
  https://techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/node/patent
• First 5 published Technology Abstracts
  https://techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/node/tech?filter[status]=1&page[limit]=5
• Single Technology by field_id
  https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/node/tech?filter[field_id]=TAB-5054
• Published staff profiles only
  https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/jsonapi/node/profile?filter[status]=1

Alternative Data Options

• Algolia Search API for search-focused integrations
• XML export of abstracts:
  https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/sites/default/files/nih-abstracts.xml

Need Help?

For help choosing between Embedded Search, JSON:API, Algolia, or XML, contact:
nihott@nih.gov