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PubChem Get CID By Compound Name

Search PubChem by compound name to get CID(s). This is the PRIMARY tool for looking up a drug or chemical by name (e.g., 'cytarabine', 'aspirin', 'metformin', 'venetoclax') to obtain PubChem Compound IDs. Use the returned CID with other PubChem tools for properties, patents, etc. Only works with chemical/drug names, not disease names.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 116msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 116ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "compound_name": {
      "description": "Alias for name. The compound name to look up.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Chemical compound name (e.g., \"Aspirin\", \"Acetaminophen\") or IUPAC name. Do not use disease names or medical conditions.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default PubChem Get CID By Compound Name call

public-safeinput

{
  "compound_name": "aspirin"
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_PubChem_get_CID_by_compound_name
Tool name: PubChem_get_CID_by_compound_name
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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