{output}: Search compounds by name

API: nih.gov:pubchem-api
Endpoint: /pug/compound/name/{name}/cids/{output}
Response format: unknown
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 1621ms

Description

Retrieve CIDs (Compound IDs) for compounds matching the given name. Names can be chemical names, synonyms, or registry IDs.

Parameters (2)

name (string, path, required)

Compound name, synonym, or registry ID (e.g., 'aspirin', 'acetaminophen')

output (string, path, required)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['JSON', 'XML']}

Examples (1)

Search compounds by name openapi-spec

curl 'https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/cids/JSON'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/cids/JSON")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("pubchem")
result = api.fetch("pug/compound/name/{name}/cids/{output}")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/cids/JSON");
const data = await resp.json();

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Time	Status	Latency
2026-04-16 16:51:09.103774	200	1621ms
2026-04-16 02:47:43.335353	200	382ms
2026-04-15 03:30:09.615729	200	444ms
2026-04-14 04:07:42.598370	200	416ms
2026-04-12 13:29:08.396959	200	376ms
2026-04-10 03:17:09.247733	200	390ms
2026-04-09 00:25:52.014887	200	393ms