---
name: "xpay-paper-search-download-semantic"
description: "Download PDF of a Semantic Scholar paper.    

    Args:
        paper_id: Semantic Scholar paper ID, Paper identifier in one of the following formats:
            - Semantic Scholar ID (e.g., \"649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b\")
            - DOI:<doi> (e.g., \"DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011\")
            - ARXIV:<id> (e.g., \"ARXIV:2106.15928\")
            - MAG:<id> (e.g., \"MAG:112218234\")
            - ACL:<id> (e.g., \"ACL:W12-3903\")
            - PMID:<id> (e.g., \"PMID:19872477\")
            - PMCID:<id> (e.g., \"PMCID:2323736\")
            - URL:<url> (e.g., \"URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15928v1\")
        save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads').
    Returns:
        Path to the downloaded PDF file.
    "
version: "1.0.0"
price: "$0.01/call"
provider: "Paper Search"
---

# Download Semantic

Download PDF of a Semantic Scholar paper.    

    Args:
        paper_id: Semantic Scholar paper ID, Paper identifier in one of the following formats:
            - Semantic Scholar ID (e.g., "649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b")
            - DOI:<doi> (e.g., "DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011")
            - ARXIV:<id> (e.g., "ARXIV:2106.15928")
            - MAG:<id> (e.g., "MAG:112218234")
            - ACL:<id> (e.g., "ACL:W12-3903")
            - PMID:<id> (e.g., "PMID:19872477")
            - PMCID:<id> (e.g., "PMCID:2323736")
            - URL:<url> (e.g., "URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15928v1")
        save_path: Directory to save the PDF (default: './downloads').
    Returns:
        Path to the downloaded PDF file.
    

**Provider:** Paper Search
**Price:** $0.01/call
**Pricing model:** Flat rate per call

## When to Use

Use this tool when you need to download pdf of a semantic scholar paper.    

    args:
        paper_id: semantic scholar paper id, paper identifier in one of the following formats:
            - semantic scholar id (e.g., "649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b")
            - doi:<doi> (e.g., "doi:10.18653/v1/n18-3011")
            - arxiv:<id> (e.g., "arxiv:2106.15928")
            - mag:<id> (e.g., "mag:112218234")
            - acl:<id> (e.g., "acl:w12-3903")
            - pmid:<id> (e.g., "pmid:19872477")
            - pmcid:<id> (e.g., "pmcid:2323736")
            - url:<url> (e.g., "url:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15928v1")
        save_path: directory to save the pdf (default: './downloads').
    returns:
        path to the downloaded pdf file.
    . This is part of the Paper Search provider on xpay✦.

## MCP Connection

Connect to xpay✦ to access this tool (and 24+ others):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xpay": {
      "url": "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}
```

For Claude Code:
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http xpay "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## How to Execute

Use the xpay✦ meta-tools to run this tool:

1. **`xpay_details`** — Get full input schema: `xpay_details("paper-search/download_semantic")`
2. **`xpay_run`** — Execute: `xpay_run("paper-search/download_semantic", { ...inputs })`

## Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `save_path` | string | No |  |
| `paper_id` | string | Yes |  |

## Pricing

- **Cost:** $0.01/call
- **Balance check:** Use `xpay_balance` to check remaining credits
- Get your API key at [xpay.tools](https://xpay.tools/account/settings/api-keys/) — $5 free credits included

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