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MassBank Search By Compound

Search MassBank Europe mass spectrometry spectral library by compound name. MassBank is an open-access mass spectrometry reference spectral library for metabolomics, exposomics, and environmental chemistry. Returns MS/MS spectra records with compound information (SMILES, InChI, formula, exact mass), acquisition parameters (instrument type, MS level, ionization mode, collision energy), and spectral peaks. Useful for identifying unknown metabolites or environmental contaminants.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 104msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 104ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "compound_name": {
      "description": "Compound name to search for (e.g., 'aspirin', 'caffeine', 'glucose', 'PFAS')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of spectra to return (default 10)",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "compound_name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default MassBank Search By Compound call

public-safeinput

{
  "compound_name": "aspirin"
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_MassBank_search_by_compound
Tool name: MassBank_search_by_compound
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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