STRING · Example Payload

Get String Ids

Example: Map human gene names TP53, EGFR, and BRCA1 to STRING identifiers

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Get String Ids is an example object payload from STRING, with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

descriptionrequestresponse

Example Payload

{
  "description": "Example: Map human gene names TP53, EGFR, and BRCA1 to STRING identifiers",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://string-db.org/api/json/get_string_ids",
    "parameters": {
      "identifiers": "TP53%0dEGFR%0dBRCA1",
      "species": 9606,
      "caller_identity": "example_pipeline"
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "queryIndex": 0,
      "stringId": "9606.ENSP00000269305",
      "ncbiTaxonId": 9606,
      "taxonName": "Homo sapiens",
      "preferredName": "TP53",
      "annotation": "Cellular tumor antigen p53; Acts as a tumor suppressor in many tumor types"
    },
    {
      "queryIndex": 1,
      "stringId": "9606.ENSP00000275493",
      "ncbiTaxonId": 9606,
      "taxonName": "Homo sapiens",
      "preferredName": "EGFR",
      "annotation": "Epidermal growth factor receptor; Receptor tyrosine kinase"
    },
    {
      "queryIndex": 2,
      "stringId": "9606.ENSP00000380152",
      "ncbiTaxonId": 9606,
      "taxonName": "Homo sapiens",
      "preferredName": "BRCA1",
      "annotation": "Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein; DNA repair"
    }
  ]
}

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