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Ensembl Get Variation

Get detailed information about a specific genetic variation by its ID (e.g., rs699). Returns variation details including alleles, frequencies, consequences, and evidence. Use ensembl_get_variants to find variant IDs in a region.

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Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 96ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "description": "Variation ID (e.g., 'rs699', 'rs1421085'). Use ensembl_get_variants to find variant IDs in a genomic region.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "phenotypes": {
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Include phenotype associations (0=no, 1=yes)",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "species": {
      "default": "human",
      "description": "Species name (default 'human')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "variant_id": {
      "description": "Alias for id. dbSNP rsID or Ensembl variation ID (e.g., 'rs7903146', 'rs699').",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Get Variation call

public-safeinput

{
  "phenotypes": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_get_variation
Tool name: ensembl_get_variation
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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