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ChEMBL Target API

Protein and non-protein targets defined in assays.

ChEMBL Target API is one of 16 APIs that ChEMBL publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Target. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version ChEMBL_37.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data.

6 operations 6 paths 7 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
ChEMBL_37
Base URL
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data/
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Target 6

Protein and non-protein targets defined in assays.

GET
/target
List targets
listTargets 7 params → 200400404
GET
/target/{target_chembl_id}
Get target by ChEMBL ID
getTarget 2 params → 200404
GET
/target/search
Search targets
searchTargets 4 params → 200
GET
/go_slim
List GO slim classifications
listGoSlim 3 params → 200
GET
/protein_class
List protein classifications
listProteinClasses 3 params → 200
GET
/tissue
List tissues
listTissues 4 params → 200

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ProteinClass (12 properties), Target (9 properties), TargetComponent (6 properties), Tissue (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
2 properties
Meta
object
Pagination metadata for list responses
5 properties
Tissue
object
Tissue classification used in ChEMBL
6 properties
GoSlim
object
Gene Ontology slim term for target classification
4 properties
Target
object
A biological target in ChEMBL
9 properties
ProteinClass
object
Protein family classification in the hierarchy
12 properties
TargetComponent
object
A component (protein sequence) of a target
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chembl-target-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs ChEMBL publishes across the network.

ChEMBL Activity API
ChEMBL Assay API
ChEMBL ATC Classification API
ChEMBL Binding Site API
ChEMBL Cell Line API
ChEMBL Compound Record API
ChEMBL Document API
ChEMBL Drug API
ChEMBL Drug Indication API
ChEMBL Drug Warning API
ChEMBL Mechanism API
ChEMBL Molecule API