EInfo
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EInfo is an NCBI E-utilities endpoint that provides metadata and field information about a specific NCBI database.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCBI E-utilities endpoint
ⓘ
web API method ⓘ |
| accesses | NCBI databases ⓘ |
| behaviorWithoutDb | returns list of all supported NCBI databases ⓘ |
| belongsToPlatform | Entrez Programming Utilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeCalledWithoutDb | true ⓘ |
| defaultFormat | XML ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25501/#chapter2.EInfo ⓘ |
| endpointURLPattern | https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/einfo.fcgi ⓘ |
| hasFullName | EInfo utility ⓘ |
| outputElement |
DbInfo
ⓘ
FieldList ⓘ LinkList ⓘ |
| parameter |
db
ⓘ
retmode ⓘ version ⓘ |
| partOf | NCBI E-utilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
provide database metadata
ⓘ
provide field information ⓘ |
| providedBy | National Center for Biotechnology Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rateLimitedBy | NCBI E-utilities usage policies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
EFetch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ELink ⓘ ESearch NERFINISHED ⓘ ESummary ⓘ |
| requires | NCBI database name as db parameter ⓘ |
| returns |
available search fields
ⓘ
database last update date ⓘ database record count ⓘ database summary information ⓘ field abbreviations ⓘ field data types ⓘ field descriptions ⓘ field term counts ⓘ link information to other NCBI databases ⓘ |
| scope | Entrez databases such as pubmed, nucleotide, protein, gene, and others ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
JSON
ⓘ
XML ⓘ |
| supportsHTTPMethod |
GET
ⓘ
POST ⓘ |
| supportsOperation | retrieving information about a specific NCBI database ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NCBI API clients
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bioinformatics applications ⓘ data integration pipelines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
checking database availability
ⓘ
discovering valid search fields for a database ⓘ programmatic configuration of queries ⓘ retrieving database statistics ⓘ |
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