Adds a local-only HTTP API to Zotero, built on its port 23119 server, with a search endpoint that takes JSON conditions such as quick search or tag.
ZotServer has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It's a Zotero 6 plugin, so Zotero 7 and later can't load it. What to use instead. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
Downloads a .xpi file (0.00 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
6.4k
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
6,643
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
3
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
119
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
A+AABC
because every code check came out low
Next rung: A+, once we've tested it installed in Zotero 10.
Applies to v0.1.2, released 5 Feb 2022Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Legacy plugin for Zotero 6 onlyUses the old plugin format. Zotero 7 and later can't load it.
Another plugin uses the same ID2 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesLets programs on this computer connect through Zotero's built-in serverLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Not a concern (1)
Lets programs on this computer connect through Zotero's built-in server
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 6 only (legacy plugin)Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Adds a local-only HTTP API to Zotero, built on its port 23119 server, with a search endpoint that takes JSON conditions such as quick search or tag. Lets other desktop apps query your library without internet.
For developers who want to link or search Zotero items from a note-taking app or editor without direct database access.
What you'll need
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We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.
Where your data goes
We found: no web requests found.
Forks and copies
2 other plugins use the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 3 plugins carry the same one, because people copied ZotServer to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
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