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BioTools Search By Type

Search the ELIXIR Bio.tools registry for bioinformatics resources by tool type. Returns resources of a specific category. Available types: 'Command-line tool', 'Web application', 'Web API', 'Web service', 'Database portal', 'Desktop application', 'Library', 'Plug-in', 'Suite', 'Script', 'Workflow', 'Workbench', 'Ontology', 'Bioinformatics portal'. Use this to find, for example, all database portals or all web APIs for a research domain.

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Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

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JSON · 34 lines · 903 chars

Examples (1)

Default BioTools Search By Type call

Public-safe example · rate-limited

JSON input · 7 lines · 105 chars
Expected response keys: success

Identifiers

Catalog ID
tu_BioTools_search_by_type
Tool name
BioTools_search_by_type
Added
2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags
tooluniverse
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