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PubChem Get Assay Description

Get bioassay description and metadata by AID. Returns assay name, source, protocol, target information, activity outcomes, and data columns. Essential for understanding what an assay measures before retrieving results.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 129msCortexa

Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 129ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "aid": {
      "description": "PubChem BioAssay ID (e.g., 1000, 504526)",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "aid"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default PubChem Get Assay Description call

public-safeinput

{
  "aid": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_PubChem_get_assay_description
Tool name: PubChem_get_assay_description
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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