ncbi.nlm.nih.gov API: mesh_search
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov via Parse · healthcare
Search the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary for terms matching a query. Returns matching descriptors with unique identifiers, definitions, and entry terms (synonyms). Each result carries a numeric ID usable with mesh_get_term for tree classification. Search and retrieve biomedical research articles from PubMed, PMC, and MeSH databases. Provides structured metadata, full-text extraction, and clinical research filtering. Fulfilled by Parse from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
- education
- government-public
- healthcare
- ncbi-nlm-nih-gov
- parse
- platform-key
Price and execution
- Price
- $0.02 USD credits / call
- Trust tier
- Verified
- Execution
- Managed call
- Capability group
- healthcare
Interface snapshot
- Protocol
- HTTP operation
- Operation
- GET /scraper/d740e466-9fe1-49a2-94c8-9b7c1e0c30ea/mesh_search
- Interface artifact
- sha256:aa8f91bd214bc5fc3590c7d4f52475567264e43326fffea17490c9b89cfb8be3
- Manifest digest
- sha256:4d1066792e293da60cb50043deaa3082d913d0f0305e49711203d28b6ea9ad2c
Request fields
- query (string, required): Search term to find in MeSH database.
Example queries
- {"query":"diabetes"}