RSC Records API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: RSC ChemSpider Compounds Filter Records API
  description: The RSC ChemSpider Compounds API provides programmatic access to the ChemSpider chemical database, which contains over 88 million unique chemical compounds. The API supports compound searching by name, SMILES, InChI, InChIKey, molecular formula, mass, and elemental composition. Authenticated users can retrieve compound records with detailed properties, fetch external references, images, and MOL files, and perform batch operations. A tools endpoint supports chemical format conversions and InChIKey validation. All requests require an API key obtained from the RSC Developer Portal.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: RSC Developer Support
    url: https://developer.rsc.org/
  termsOfService: https://www.rsc.org/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.rsc.org/compounds/v1
  description: ChemSpider Production API
tags:
- name: Records
  description: Retrieve compound record details, images, and molecular files.
paths:
  /records/{recordId}/details:
    get:
      operationId: getRecordDetails
      summary: Get Record Details
      description: Retrieve detailed information for a specific compound record by its record ID. Returns fields including SMILES, Formula, mass values, CommonName, reference counts, and 2D/3D mol representations.
      tags:
      - Records
      parameters:
      - name: recordId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ChemSpider record ID
      - name: fields
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Comma-separated list of fields to return (e.g., SMILES,Formula,CommonName,MolecularWeight)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Compound record details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompoundRecord'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
  /records/batch:
    post:
      operationId: getRecordsBatch
      summary: Get Records Batch Details
      description: Retrieve detailed information for multiple compound records in a single request. Accepts up to 100 record IDs per request.
      tags:
      - Records
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - recordIds
              properties:
                recordIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: integer
                  maxItems: 100
                  description: List of ChemSpider record IDs (max 100)
                fields:
                  type: string
                  description: Comma-separated list of fields to return
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of compound record details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompoundRecord'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
  /records/{recordId}/externalreferences:
    get:
      operationId: getExternalReferences
      summary: Get External References
      description: Retrieve external database references for a compound record. Optionally filter by data source names.
      tags:
      - Records
      parameters:
      - name: recordId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ChemSpider record ID
      - name: dataSources
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Comma-separated list of data source names to filter by
      responses:
        '200':
          description: External references for the record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalReference'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
  /records/{recordId}/image:
    get:
      operationId: getRecordImage
      summary: Get Compound Image
      description: Retrieve the 2D structural image for a compound record. Returns the image as base64-encoded PNG data.
      tags:
      - Records
      parameters:
      - name: recordId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ChemSpider record ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Base64-encoded compound image
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  image:
                    type: string
                    description: Base64-encoded PNG image of compound structure
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
  /records/{recordId}/mol:
    get:
      operationId: getRecordMol
      summary: Get Compound MOL File
      description: Retrieve the MOL file for a compound record. Returns the MOL file content as a string.
      tags:
      - Records
      parameters:
      - name: recordId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ChemSpider record ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: MOL file content
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  mol:
                    type: string
                    description: MOL file string for the compound
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalReference:
      type: object
      description: An external database reference for a compound
      properties:
        source:
          type: string
          description: Name of the external data source
        sourceUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL of the data source
        externalId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier in the external system
        externalUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Direct URL to the compound in the external system
    CompoundRecord:
      type: object
      description: Detailed information about a chemical compound record
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: ChemSpider record ID
        smiles:
          type: string
          description: SMILES representation of the compound
        formula:
          type: string
          description: Molecular formula
        averageMass:
          type: number
          description: Average molecular mass
        molecularWeight:
          type: number
          description: Molecular weight
        monoisotopicMass:
          type: number
          description: Monoisotopic mass
        nominalMass:
          type: number
          description: Nominal mass
        commonName:
          type: string
          description: Common name of the compound
        referenceCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of references in ChemSpider
        dataSourceCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of data sources containing this compound
        pubmedCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of PubMed references
        rscCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of RSC publications referencing this compound
        mol2D:
          type: string
          description: 2D MOL file representation
        mol3D:
          type: string
          description: 3D MOL file representation
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: API key obtained from the RSC Developer Portal at developer.rsc.org. Register and create an application to receive an API key.