# "Cite" functionality in Crossref Metadata Search not working

**URL:** <https://community.crossref.org/t/cite-functionality-in-crossref-metadata-search-not-working/2850>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** metadata-retrieval, crmds, content\_negotiation\
**Created:** [30 July 2022 22:13 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/cite-functionality-in-crossref-metadata-search-not-working/2850 "2022-07-30T22:13:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![larsgw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/larsgw/32/701_2.png) [@larsgw](https://community.crossref.org/u/larsgw)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2022 22:13 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/cite-functionality-in-crossref-metadata-search-not-working/2850/1 "2022-07-30T22:13:11Z")

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When browsing the results clicking “Actions” then “Cite” on a result opens a dialog from which, supposedly, shows the citation of that result in different formats. However, right now (for me) this dialog is not displaying anything. Looking in the developer tools, requests like the following are made:

```
https://search.crossref.org/citation?format=bibtex&doi=10.1016%2Fs0006-3495(68)86510-5

```

These requests succeed according to the HTTP status but do not return anything.

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**Author:** ![ifarley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/ifarley/32/44_2.png) [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\
**Post date:** [1 August 2022 21:50 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/cite-functionality-in-crossref-metadata-search-not-working/2850/2 "2022-08-01T21:50:28Z")

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Hi @larsgw ,

Thanks for your post! Yes, this looks to be broken. I’ve created a request with our technical team so they can investigate. You may follow our progress here: [[CR-675] - Jira](https://crossref.atlassian.net/browse/CR-675)

As for alternatives, you can also get bibtex from our REST API:  
[https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1016%2Fs0006-3495(68)86510-5/transform/application/x-bibtex](https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1016%2Fs0006-3495(68)86510-5/transform/application/x-bibtex)

 ![Screen Shot 2022-08-01 at 4.26.38 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/dff533561bf9a222b6175216feecc843cb7a89dc.png)

Or, via content negotiation at [https://citation.crosscite.org/](https://citation.crosscite.org/)

 ![Screen Shot 2022-08-01 at 4.49.12 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/0b48a476b40ce5f782e9f2af499cf301519b9ce3.png)

My best,  
Isaac