Allen Brain Atlas API

The Allen Brain Atlas API provides programmatic access to comprehensive neuroscience datasets including gene expression data, brain atlases, and neural structure information from the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Base URL: https://api.brain-map.org/
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 22
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 22:15:31.427738

Links

Homepage: https://portal.brain-map.org/
API Base: https://api.brain-map.org/
Documentation:
SDKs:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

673ms

Avg latency (7d)

32

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

GENOMICS, HEALTH, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /api/v2/data/Gene/{id}.json Get gene by ID — — —
GET /api/v2/data/SectionDataSet/{id}.json Get section dataset by ID — — —
GET /api/v2/data/Specimen/{id}.json Get specimen by ID — — —
GET /api/v2/data/Structure/{id}.json Get brain structure by ID — — —
GET /api/v2/data/query.json Query data by model — 200 919ms
GET /data/Donor.json Get Donor model schema — 404 585ms
GET /data/Gene.json Get Gene model schema — 404 593ms
GET /data/Gene/{id}.json Get a gene by ID — 200 585ms
GET /data/Organism.json Get Organism model schema — 404 593ms
GET /data/Product.json Get Product model schema — 404 598ms
GET /data/ReferenceSpace.json Get ReferenceSpace model schema — 404 606ms
GET /data/SectionDataSet.json Get SectionDataSet model schema — 404 588ms
GET /data/SectionImage.json Get SectionImage model schema — 404 607ms
GET /data/Specimen.json Get Specimen model schema — 404 592ms
GET /data/Structure.json Get Structure model schema — 404 588ms
GET /data/Structure/{id}.json Get a brain structure by ID — 200 613ms
GET /data/query.json Query data using RMA (RESTful Model Access) — 200 1032ms
GET /enumerate.{format} List all available models — 404 587ms
GET /query.{format} Generic query endpoint — 404 595ms
GET /section_image_download/{id} Download a section image — 200 1337ms
GET /{model}/describe.{format} Describe model associations — 200 614ms
GET /{model}/query.{format} Query resources with optional criteria — 404 617ms
GET /{model}/{id}.{format} Get a specific resource by ID — 404 604ms