Cortexa research tool·structure·ensembl

Ensembl Get Species

Get information about a species or list all available species in Ensembl. Returns scientific name, common name, assembly details, and database version. Use without ID to list all species (200+ available).

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 1033msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 1033ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "division": {
      "description": "Filter by Ensembl division (optional)",
      "enum": [
        "EnsemblVertebrates",
        "EnsemblPlants",
        "EnsemblFungi",
        "EnsemblBacteria",
        "EnsemblProtists",
        "EnsemblMetazoa"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Get Species call

public-safeinput

{}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_get_species
Tool name: ensembl_get_species
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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