METHODOLOGY CRITIQUE API

Add research rigor to your product

One API call. Get bias detection, methodology scoring, and actionable recommendations. Built by epidemiologists, not prompt engineers.

# Get your critique in one call
curl -X POST https://aqrab.ai/api/v1/critique \
-H "X-API-Key: aq_live_your_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text": "We conducted a retrospective cohort study..."}'

Get your API key

Free tier: 3 critiques. No credit card.

What the API returns

🔍

Bias Detection

Immortal time bias, confounding by indication, selection bias, healthy user bias — caught automatically.

📊

Rigor Score

Green/Yellow/Red + numeric score. Plug it into your UI as a quality badge.

🛠️

Fix Recommendations

Actionable fixes for every issue found. Not just "this is bad" — "here's how to fix it."

Who's this for?

Any product that touches research papers, clinical evidence, or study design.

AI Writing Platforms

Add methodology checks before your users submit. Differentiate from ChatGPT wrappers.

Jenni, SciSpace, Paperpal

Peer Review Tools

Pre-screen submissions. Flag methodology issues before human reviewers spend time.

Editorial Manager plugins

Pharma & RWE Platforms

Evaluate real-world evidence studies at scale. Score study quality for systematic reviews.

Internal evidence review

Research Databases

Add quality scores as metadata. Let users filter by methodological rigor.

PubMed alternatives, institutional repos

API Reference

POST/api/v1/critique

Request Body

{
  "text": "Full paper text or methods section",  // required
  "title": "Paper Title",                         // optional
  "abstract": "Paper abstract"                     // alternative to text
}

Authentication

Pass your API key in any of these ways:

X-API-Key: aq_live_your_key
Authorization: Bearer aq_live_your_key
?api_key=aq_live_your_key

Response (200 OK)

{
  "studyDesign": { "type": "Cohort", "confidence": "high" },
  "causalMethod": { "method": "PSM", "appropriate": "partial" },
  "biasFlags": [
    { "name": "Immortal time bias", "severity": "high",
      "description": "Exposure window not anchored..." }
  ],
  "sampleSize": { "reported": "N=2,400", "adequate": "yes" },
  "overallScore": "yellow",
  "rigorScore": 2.4,
  "summary": "Study has major methodological concerns...",
  "strengths": ["Large sample size", "Clinically relevant"],
  "weaknesses": ["Immortal time bias", "No E-value"],
  "recommendations": ["Landmark analysis at day 3"],
  "meta": {
    "responseTimeMs": 1823,
    "usage": { "callsUsed": 1, "callsLimit": 3, "remaining": 2 }
  }
}

Error Codes

401Missing or invalid API key
403Key inactive or usage limit reached
429Rate limit exceeded — wait 60s
400Invalid request body
402Plan upgrade required

API Pricing

Start free. Pay as you grow.

Free

$0

forever

3 critiques · 5 req/min
  • ✓ Methodology critique
  • ✓ Bias detection
  • ✓ Rigor scoring
  • ✓ JSON response

Starter

$49

/month

1,000 calls/mo · 20 req/min
  • ✓ Everything in Free
  • ✓ Priority model access
  • ✓ Usage dashboard
  • ✓ Email support

Pro

$299

/month

10,000 calls/mo · 60 req/min
  • ✓ Everything in Starter
  • ✓ Batch endpoint
  • ✓ Custom prompts
  • ✓ Webhook callbacks
  • ✓ Slack support

Enterprise

$999

/month

100,000 calls/mo · 200 req/min
  • ✓ Everything in Pro
  • ✓ Dedicated model
  • ✓ SLA guarantee
  • ✓ Custom integration
  • ✓ Dedicated support