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ModelDB Get Celltype

Get details about a specific neuron/cell type from ModelDB by its cell type ID. Returns the cell type name (e.g., 'Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal GLU cell', 'Cerebellum Purkinje GABA cell'), creation date, and version info. Cell type IDs can be obtained from ModelDB_list_celltypes or from the neurons field of ModelDB_get_model results. This is useful for understanding what neuron types are modeled in computational neuroscience.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 119msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 119ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "celltype_id": {
      "description": "Cell type ID from ModelDB. Examples: '259' (Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal GLU cell), '258' (Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell), '263' (Cerebellum Purkinje GABA cell). Find IDs using ModelDB_list_celltypes.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "celltype_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default ModelDB Get Celltype call

public-safeinput

{
  "celltype_id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ModelDB_get_celltype
Tool name: ModelDB_get_celltype
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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