{ontologyId}: Get ontology by ID

API: ac.uk:embl-ebi-ontology-lookup-service-ols-api
Endpoint: /ontologies/{ontologyId}
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 214ms

Description

Returns detailed information about a specific ontology identified by its ontology ID (e.g., 'go', 'doid', 'mondo').

Parameters (1)

ontologyId (string, path, required)

The ontology ID (e.g., 'go', 'doid', 'mondo', 'hp')

Examples (3)

Get Ontology openapi-spec
curl 'https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("embl-ebi-ontology-lookup-service-ols")
result = api.fetch("ontologies/{ontologyId}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go");
const data = await resp.json();
Get ontology details openapi-spec
curl 'https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/efo'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/efo")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("embl-ebi-ontology-lookup-service-ols")
result = api.fetch("ontologies/{ontologyId}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/efo");
const data = await resp.json();
Get ontology by ID probe-gate
curl 'https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go?lang=en'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go",
    params={
        'lang': 'en',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("embl-ebi-ontology-lookup-service-ols")
result = api.fetch("ontologies/{ontologyId}", lang="en")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go?lang=en");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

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Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 17:38:38.768007 200 214ms
2026-04-16 17:15:19.700848 200 1115ms
2026-04-16 04:16:40.038983 200 245ms
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2026-04-10 06:44:49.803190 200 146ms
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2026-03-23 09:06:23.959172 200 145ms