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Dataerai can pull public records from Zenodo into one of your projects as metadata-first assets. The record’s metadata — title, DOI, type, authors, publication date — is copied into Dataerai so it’s searchable and shareable alongside your own data. The files are not copied: clicking Download on an imported asset streams directly from Zenodo’s CDN.
Imported assets are metadata-first: they describe and link to data that lives on Zenodo. Nothing is stored in your Dataerai allocation, so importing doesn’t consume your quota.

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Search Zenodo

Open the Import from Zenodo page and enter a Zenodo query, then Search.
  • The query uses Zenodo’s own search syntax, e.g. type:dataset, climate model, or a DOI.
  • Results show Title, Type, Files, Size, and Creators, with the record ID and publication date under each title.
  • Use Per page (25, 100, 500, or 1000) to trade clicks for latency. Zenodo’s public API is rate-limited, so the larger page sizes can take from 30 seconds up to a few minutes.

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Select and import

1

Select records

Tick the records you want. The header checkbox selects or clears everything on the current page; your selection is kept as you page through results.
2

Choose the destination project

Paste the UUID of the project that should own the new assets into the Import into project field.
3

Import

Click Import. Large selections are sent in batches automatically, and a single Import result panel summarizes how many records were imported (and how many new assets were created), plus any that failed and why.
Import from Zenodo

Search Zenodo, select records, set the destination project, and import them as metadata-first assets.

Because imported assets point at Zenodo rather than your own storage, their files are only available while the Zenodo record is. If you need a durable copy under your control, download the files and upload them as a regular asset instead.

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Next steps

Metadata-first assets

How records that describe data elsewhere work in Dataerai.

Organize into collections

Group imported records alongside your own data.

Search & discover

Find imported records by title, type, creator, and metadata.

Sharing & permissions

Decide who can see the records you import.