NASA ADS Integration Guide

This guide will walk you through integrating the NASA ADS API with your OpenAssistantGPT chatbot.

Overview

The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a comprehensive digital library for astronomy and physics research. The service provides access to millions of scholarly articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports. It features advanced bibliometric tools, citation analysis, and full-text search capabilities across the astrophysics literature.

Integration Steps

1. Review API Documentation

First, visit the NASA ADS API documentation to understand the available endpoints and how they work.

2. Create Custom Action

In your OpenAssistantGPT dashboard:

1. Go to the Actions Dashboard
2. Click "Create New Action"
3. Chose Get or Post
4. Fill the action form with the following details:

Name: get_nasa_ads_data

Description: Get data using NASA ADS

URL: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/help/api/api-docs.html?ref=public_apis&utm_medium=website

Parameters: This will depend on the API you are integrating. Parameters are query parameters passed in the URL.

3. Assign Action to Your Chatbot

1. Go to your Chatbot Dashboard
2. Select your chatbot
3. Go to "Settings" > "Actions"
4. Add the get_nasa_ads_data action to your chatbot

Using the Integration

Your chatbot can now handle science & math-related queries. Here are some example questions you can ask:

• Find recent papers about black holes
• Search for citations of this astronomy paper
• Get publication metrics for astrophysicists

The chatbot will automatically use the NASA ADS API to fetch and return the requested information.

Additional Resources

• NASA ADS API Documentation
• OpenAssistantGPT Actions Guide
• Custom Action Tutorial