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Ena Get Sequence Xml

Get metadata in XML format from ENA for Study, Sample, Run, Experiment, Analysis, or Taxon records. XML format is NOT available for sequence records - use ena_get_sequence_fasta or ena_get_sequence_embl for sequence accessions. Supported accession types: Study (ERP*, SRP*, PRJ*), Sample (ERS*, SRS*, SAM*), Run (ERR*, SRR*), Experiment (ERX*, SRX*), Analysis (ERZ*, SRZ*), Taxon IDs. Returns XML-formatted metadata record with submitter-provided information, cross-references, and FTP locations.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 594msCortexa

Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 594ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "accession": {
      "description": "ENA metadata record accession. Supported types: Study (ERP*, SRP*, PRJ*), Sample (ERS*, SRS*, SAM*), Run (ERR*, SRR*), Experiment (ERX*, SRX*), Analysis (ERZ*, SRZ*), Taxon (numeric ID). NOT for sequence accessions (U#####, M#####, etc.). Examples: 'SAMEA2620084' (sample), 'ERX2484999' (experiment), '562' (taxon)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "accession"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ena Get Sequence Xml call

public-safeinput

{
  "accession": "P38398"
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ena_get_sequence_xml
Tool name: ena_get_sequence_xml
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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