WikiPathways Webservices

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WikiPathways Webservices API

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No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET GET /findInteractions

findInteractionsFind interactions defined in WikiPathways pathways.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions?query=test&format=xml

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions?query=test&format=xml"

import requests
params = {
    "query": "test",
    "format": "xml"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'xml');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("query", "test")
	q.Set("format", "xml")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "query" => "test",
  "format" => "xml"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findInteractions?" . http_build_query([
    "query" => "test",
    "format" => "xml"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /findPathwaysByLiterature

findPathwaysByLiterature

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature?query=test&format=xml

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature?query=test&format=xml"

import requests
params = {
    "query": "test",
    "format": "xml"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'xml');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("query", "test")
	q.Set("format", "xml")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "query" => "test",
  "format" => "xml"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByLiterature?" . http_build_query([
    "query" => "test",
    "format" => "xml"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /findPathwaysByText

findPathwaysByText

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText?query=test&format=xml&species=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText?query=test&format=xml&species=example"

import requests
params = {
    "query": "test",
    "format": "xml",
    "species": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'xml');
url.searchParams.set('species', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("query", "test")
	q.Set("format", "xml")
	q.Set("species", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "query" => "test",
  "format" => "xml",
  "species" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wikipathways.org/1.0/findPathwaysByText?" . http_build_query([
    "query" => "test",
    "format" => "xml",
    "species" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with WikiPathways Webservices?

WikiPathways Webservices is a Company API. Developers commonly use company APIs for:

enriching CRM records with company firmographics
building lead-generation and prospecting tools
verifying business identity and registration details
monitoring competitors and market intelligence
powering B2B data enrichment pipelines

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. WikiPathways Webservices is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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