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INDRA Get Evidence Count

Get the total number of literature evidence items in INDRA DB for a gene, protein, or chemical without fetching full statements. Useful for quickly assessing how much is known about an entity in the literature. Optionally filter by statement type.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 113msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 113ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "agent": {
      "description": "Gene symbol, protein name, or chemical name (e.g., 'TP53', 'EGFR')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operation": {
      "const": "get_evidence_count",
      "description": "Operation type (fixed: get_evidence_count)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "type": {
      "description": "Optional: filter by statement type (e.g., 'Activation', 'Inhibition', 'Phosphorylation')",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default INDRA Get Evidence Count call

public-safeinput

{
  "agent": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_INDRA_get_evidence_count
Tool name: INDRA_get_evidence_count
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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