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Ensembl Get Ontology Term

Get detailed information about a specific ontology term (GO, SO, HPO). Returns term name, definition, synonyms, and relationships. Use this to understand biological concepts and validate term usage.

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Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 87ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "description": "Ontology term ID (e.g., 'GO:0005737', 'SO:0000704', 'HP:0001250')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "relation": {
      "description": "Filter relationships (optional, e.g., 'is_a', 'part_of', 'regulates')",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Get Ontology Term call

public-safeinput

{
  "id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_get_ontology_term
Tool name: ensembl_get_ontology_term
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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