GET /find/{database}/{query}

kegg.jp:kegg-api

Summary: Search database by keyword
Operation ID: searchDatabase
Auth: none
Description

Searches a KEGG database using keywords or chemical properties

Parameters (2)

database (string, path, required)

KEGG database to search

Constraints: {'enum': ['pathway', 'module', 'ko', 'compound', 'glycan', 'reaction', 'enzyme', 'disease', 'drug', 'dgroup']}

query (string, path, required)

Search query (keywords, formula, exact_mass, mol_weight, or nop for compounds)

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search database entries openapi-spec https://rest.kegg.jp/find/compound/glucose
Search database entries openapi-spec https://rest.kegg.jp/find/{database}/glucose
Search database by keyword openapi-spec https://rest.kegg.jp/find/{database}/caffeine

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2026-03-23 09:19:57.182734 200 1506ms