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MyGene Query Genes

Search for genes by keyword, symbol, name, or other identifiers. Returns gene annotations from 30+ sources including Entrez Gene, Ensembl, UniProt, HGNC. Useful for finding gene IDs, symbols, descriptions, and basic annotations.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 386msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 386ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "fields": {
      "default": "symbol,name,entrezgene,ensembl.gene,summary",
      "description": "Comma-separated list of fields to return. Common fields: symbol, name, entrezgene, ensembl.gene, summary, go, pathway, interpro.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query. Can be gene symbol (e.g., 'CDK2'), name ('cyclin dependent kinase'), Entrez ID ('1017'), or Ensembl ID ('ENSG00000123374'). Supports wildcards (*) and boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "size": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return (1-100).",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "species": {
      "default": "human",
      "description": "Species filter. Use common name or NCBI taxonomy ID. Examples: 'human', 'mouse', '9606' (human), 'all'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default MyGene Query Genes call

public-safeinput

{
  "query": "BRCA1",
  "size": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_MyGene_query_genes
Tool name: MyGene_query_genes
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "fields": { "default": "symbol,name,entrezgene,ensembl.gene,summary", "description": "Comma-separated list of fields to return. Common fields: symbol, name, entrezgene, ensembl.gene, summary, go, pathway, interpro.", "type": "string" }, "query": { "description": "Search query. Can be gene symbol (e.g., 'CDK2'), name ('cyclin dependent kinase'), Entrez ID ('1017'), or Ensembl ID ('ENSG00000123374'). Supports wildcards (*) and boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT).", "type": "string" }, "size": { "default": 10, "description": "Maximum number of results to return (1-100).", "type": "integer" }, "species": { "default": "human", "description": "Species filter. Use common name or NCBI taxonomy ID. Examples: 'human', 'mouse', '9606' (human), 'all'.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "type": "object" }