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RSC Records API

Retrieve compound record details, images, and molecular files.

RSC Records API is one of 4 APIs that RSC publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.rsc.org/compounds/v1.

5 operations 5 paths 2 schemas 4 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1
Base URL
https://api.rsc.org/compounds/v1
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

RSC Records API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as apikey (apiKeyAuth).

  • apiKeyAuth — API key obtained from the RSC Developer Portal at developer.rsc.org. Register and create an application to receive an API key.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 4 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Records 5

Retrieve compound record details, images, and molecular files.

GET
/records/{recordId}/details
Get Record Details
getRecordDetails 2 params → 200401404
POST
/records/batch
Get Records Batch Details
getRecordsBatch body → 200401
GET
/records/{recordId}/externalreferences
Get External References
getExternalReferences 2 params → 200401404
GET
/records/{recordId}/image
Get Compound Image
getRecordImage 1 param → 200401404
GET
/records/{recordId}/mol
Get Compound MOL File
getRecordMol 1 param → 200401404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CompoundRecord (14 properties), ExternalReference (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ExternalReference
object
An external database reference for a compound
4 properties
CompoundRecord
object
Detailed information about a chemical compound record
14 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rsc-records-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs RSC publishes across the network.

RSC Filter API
RSC Lookups API
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