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Rfam Get Family

Get comprehensive RNA family information from Rfam database. Returns family metadata including description, curation details, RNA type (snoRNA, miRNA, tRNA, etc.), number of sequences, species coverage, search parameters, and structure source. Rfam v15.1 contains 4,227 RNA families. Query by RF accession (e.g., RF00360) or family name (e.g., snoZ107_R87). Use for: RNA family discovery, understanding RNA function, checking curation quality, identifying RNA types. Available formats: json, xml.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 92msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 92ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "family_id": {
      "description": "Required: Rfam accession (e.g., RF00360) or family name (e.g., snoZ107_R87)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "format": {
      "default": "json",
      "description": "Output format",
      "enum": [
        "json",
        "xml"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "get_family"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "operation",
    "family_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Rfam Get Family call

public-safeinput

{
  "family_id": "",
  "operation": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_Rfam_get_family
Tool name: Rfam_get_family
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

Rfam Get Family

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 92msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "family_id": { "description": "Required: Rfam accession (e.g., RF00360) or family name (e.g., snoZ107_R87)", "type": "string" }, "format": { "default": "json", "description": "Output format", "enum": [ "json", "xml" ], "type": "string" }, "operation": { "description": "Operation type", "enum": [ "get_family" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "operation", "family_id" ], "type": "object" }