NCBI Gene API

The NCBI Gene API provides access to gene-specific information from the NCBI Gene database via the E-utilities suite. It includes data on gene nomenclature, chromosomal location, gene products, and their relationships to other NCBI resources. The API supports searching, retrieving summaries, fetching full records, and finding linked records in other databases.

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Base URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 7
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:48.712907

Links

Homepage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
API Base: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/
Documentation:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

488ms

Avg latency (7d)

13

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

GENETICS, GENOMICS, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /efetch.fcgi Fetch full gene records none 404 441ms
GET /egquery.fcgi Global search across all databases none — —
GET /einfo.fcgi Get database information none 404 443ms
GET /elink.fcgi Get linked records none 404 569ms
GET /esearch.fcgi Search Gene database none 404 482ms
GET /espell.fcgi Get spelling suggestions none — —
GET /esummary.fcgi Get gene summaries none 200 337ms