GET /compound/name/{name}/cids

nih.gov:pubchem-pug-rest

Summary: Get CIDs by compound name
Operation ID: getCIDsByName
Auth: none
Description

Search for compounds by name and retrieve their Compound IDs.

Parameters (1)

name (string, path, required)

Compound name (e.g., aspirin, glucose)

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get CIDs for aspirin curl https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/cids
Get CIDs for glucose curl https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/glucose/cids
Get CIDs for caffeine curl https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/caffeine/cids

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:22:59.338419 200 346ms
2026-03-23 10:14:50.838511 200 405ms
2026-03-23 09:50:59.928315 200 452ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 10:14:50.838511 217350bd2700 58a01255f2d6
2026-03-23 10:22:59.338419 58a01255f2d6 17a6de743e46