GET /{model}/describe.{format}
brain-map.org:allen-brain-atlas-api
Summary: Describe model associations
Operation ID: describeModel
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: describeModel
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns metadata about the model's associations and relationships to other models.
Parameters (2)
format
(string, path, required)
Response format
Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml', 'csv']}
model
(string, path, required)
Data model name
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Describe Structure model in JSON | curl |
https://api.brain-map.org/api/v2/data/Structure/describe.json |
|
| Describe Gene model in JSON | curl |
https://api.brain-map.org/api/v2/data/Gene/describe.json |
|
| Describe SectionDataSet model in XML | curl |
https://api.brain-map.org/api/v2/data/SectionDataSet/describe.xml |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:46:58.654830 | 200 | 614ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:36:30.813480 | 200 | 598ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:10:18.730644 | 200 | 613ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:36:30.813480 | 6a07b7ae3582 |
3aa4977f033e |
| 2026-03-23 10:46:58.654830 | 3aa4977f033e |
24b356a535b2 |