GET /compound/name/{name}/property/{properties}/{output}

nih.gov:pubchem-property-api

Summary: Get compound properties by name
Operation ID: getCompoundPropertiesByName
Auth: unknown
Description

Retrieve chemical properties for a compound specified by its common name or IUPAC name

Parameters (3)

name (string, path, required)

Compound name (e.g., 'water', 'benzene', 'aspirin')

output (string, path, required, default: JSON)

Output format

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

properties (string, path, required)

Comma-separated list of properties to retrieve (e.g., 'MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,IUPACName,IsomericSMILES')

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get properties by compound name openapi-spec https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight/JSON
Get compound properties by name openapi-spec https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/water/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight/{output}
Get compound properties by name probe-gate https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/water/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight/JSON

Probe History

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Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:48:06.194655 200 481ms
2026-03-23 10:18:21.249723 200 496ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 10:48:06.194655 f4f7c1daa3a7 02eb2262625b