Retrieving DOI info-metadata

Crossref system-specific information about a DOI may be retrieved by including the appropriate parameters in the following URL:

https://doi.crossref.org/search/doi?pid=username:password&format=info&doi=doi

This data is distinct from item metadata deposited for each DOI, and includes information such as timestamp, owner prefix, and primary/alias status.

Sample info-metadata:

DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2009.090037
CITATION-ID: 39306481
JOURNAL-TITLE: The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
JOURNAL-CITE-ID: 58207
BOOK-CITE-ID:
SERIES-ID:
DEPOSIT-TIMESTAMP: 20110701073812000
OWNER: 10.1016
LAST-UPDATE: 2011-07-04 21:13:59
PRIME-DOI: none