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Ensembl Get Xrefs

Get cross-references (external database IDs) for an Ensembl gene, transcript, or protein. Returns mappings to databases like UniProt, RefSeq, HGNC, MGI, and many others. Use this to convert between different database identifiers.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 81msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 81ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "external_db": {
      "description": "Filter by external database name (optional, e.g., 'UniProt', 'RefSeq', 'HGNC')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "id": {
      "description": "Ensembl ID (gene, transcript, or protein ID, e.g., 'ENSG00000139618', 'ENST00000380152', 'ENSP00000369497')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "object_type": {
      "description": "Object type filter (optional, e.g., 'gene', 'transcript', 'translation')",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Get Xrefs call

public-safeinput

{
  "id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_get_xrefs
Tool name: ensembl_get_xrefs
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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