GET /esummary.fcgi
Summary: Get document summaries
Operation ID: getNucleotideSummary
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: getNucleotideSummary
Auth: unknown
Description
Retrieve document summaries (DocSums) for nucleotide records by UID or from search history.
Parameters (9)
WebEnv
(string, query, optional)
Web environment string from previous esearch.
api_key
(string, query, optional)
NCBI API key for increased rate limits.
db
(string, query, required)
Database. Use 'nuccore' for nucleotide.
Constraints: {'enum': ['nuccore']}
id
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of UIDs to retrieve summaries for.
query_key
(string, query, optional)
Query key from previous esearch with usehistory=y.
retmax
(integer, query, optional)
Maximum number of documents to return (max 10,000).
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 10000}
retmode
(string, query, optional, default: xml)
Return format.
Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json']}
retstart
(integer, query, optional)
Index of first document to return.
version
(string, query, optional, default: 2.0)
Version of DocSums to return. Version 2.0 provides unique DocSums for each database.
Constraints: {'enum': ['2.0']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get DocSums for specific nucleotide IDs | curl |
https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esummary.fcgi?db=nuccore&id=568815361,568815362&version=2.0 |
|
| Get JSON summary for a nucleotide record | curl |
https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esummary.fcgi?db=nuccore&id=568815361&retmode=json&version=2.0 |
|
| Paginated summary request with retmax and retstart | curl |
https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esummary.fcgi?db=nuccore&id=568815361,568815362,568815363,568815364,568815365&retmax=3&retstart=0&version=2.0 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:48:18.387415 | 200 | 365ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:29:34.466199 | 200 | 374ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:01:37.395795 | 200 | 465ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:29:34.466199 | 8848c6f2daf8 |
dadb593b35d8 |
| 2026-03-23 10:48:18.387415 | dadb593b35d8 |
4ca62c55128f |