How to hit the ClinicalTrials.gov API

ClinicalTrials.gov's v2 API at https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2 searches the US National Library of Medicine's registry of clinical studies worldwide.

Authentication

None — no key, no signup. Every example runs as-is.

Full reference: https://clinicaltrials.gov/data-api/api

Get a study

curl "https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT04368728?fields=NCTId,BriefTitle,OverallStatus,Phase"
Run in PostTaco
Example response (trimmed)
{
  "protocolSection": {
    "identificationModule": {
      "nctId": "NCT04368728",
      "briefTitle": "Study to Describe the Safety, Tolerability, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of RNA Vaccine Candidates Against COVID-19 in Healthy Individuals"
    },
    "statusModule": {
      "overallStatus": "COMPLETED"
    },
    "designModule": {
      "phases": [
        "PHASE2",
        "PHASE3"
      ]
    }
  }
}