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Ensembl Lookup Gene

Lookup gene information by Ensembl gene ID or symbol. Returns gene details including location, description, and external references. Supports both stable IDs (e.g., ENSG00000139618) and gene symbols (e.g., BRCA1). For gene symbols, species parameter is required.

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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: 115ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "gene_id": {
      "description": "Ensembl gene ID or symbol (e.g., 'ENSG00000139618' or 'BRCA1'). If using a stable ID, the tool will automatically route to /lookup/id endpoint.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "species": {
      "description": "Species name required for gene symbols (default 'homo_sapiens'). Examples: 'homo_sapiens', 'mus_musculus', 'rattus_norvegicus'",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gene_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Lookup Gene call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene_id": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_lookup_gene
Tool name: ensembl_lookup_gene
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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