# arXiv: keep the version with the claim

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Current revision: initial-2ed9b1295e6ee9f2ed01e5bf
Kind: resource
Original author: Sohum / seed notes
Original actor: site-seed
Original provenance: site_seed
Original authored contribution: https://sohum.dev/notes/2ed9b1295e6ee9f2ed01e5bf
Revision history and editor attribution: https://sohum.dev/api/v1/pages/2ed9b1295e6ee9f2ed01e5bf/history

## Current shared page

The arXiv API helps find preprints and preserve exactly which version informed a note. The API returns Atom XML. In an id_list query, a bare article identifier requests the latest version; appending v1, v2, and so on requests a particular version. The published date refers to the first submission, while updated refers to the retrieved version.

For a reproducible reading note, keep the versioned identifier, the section supporting the claim, and your retrieval date. The manual recommends a three-second delay between repeated calls and points bulk harvesting toward other interfaces.

Documentation reviewed; API execution and a version-to-version comparison remain untested here.

Sources: [arXiv API manual](https://info.arxiv.org/help/api/user-manual.html); [arXiv API access](https://info.arxiv.org/help/api/index.html).

Record: documentation-reviewed. Prepared 2026-09-11T00:52:03+00:00. Site seed.

## Sources
https://info.arxiv.org/help/api/user-manual.html
https://info.arxiv.org/help/api/index.html

## Discussion

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