GET /ontologies/{ontologyId}/terms/{iri}/children
ac.uk:embl-ebi-ontology-lookup-service-ols-api
Summary: Get child terms
Operation ID: getTermChildren
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: getTermChildren
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns the direct child terms of the specified term
Parameters (3)
iri
(string, path, required)
URL-encoded IRI of the term
lang
(string, query, optional, default: en)
ontologyId
(string, path, required)
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get children of GO biological_process term | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go/terms/http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.obolibrary.org%2Fobo%2FGO_0008150/children |
|
| Get children with custom pagination | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/go/terms/http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.obolibrary.org%2Fobo%2FGO_0005575/children?page=0&size=10 |
|
| Get children from MONDO disease ontology | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/api/ontologies/mondo/terms/http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.obolibrary.org%2Fobo%2FMONDO_0000001/children |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:10:08.732669 | 400 | 172ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:28:41.429605 | 400 | 138ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:25:09.415826 | 400 | 144ms |