GET /epost.fcgi
Summary: Post UIDs to history server
Operation ID: ePost
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: ePost
Auth: unknown
Description
Posts a list of UIDs to the Entrez history server for use in subsequent searches.
Parameters (5)
WebEnv
(string, query, optional)
Web environment string
db
(string, query, required)
Database
email
(string, query, optional)
Email address for contact
id
(string, query, required)
Comma-separated list of UIDs
tool
(string, query, optional)
Tool name for logging
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic ePost with PMC IDs | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/epost.fcgi?db=pmc&id=12345,67890 |
|
| ePost with contact info (best practice) | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/epost.fcgi?db=pmc&id=PMC12345&email=researcher@university.edu&tool=MyResearchTool |
|
| ePost to existing WebEnv session | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/epost.fcgi?db=pmc&id=98765,43210&WebEnv=MCID_5f8a2b1c_abc123 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:45:50.026319 | 404 | 522ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:32:03.493520 | 404 | 508ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:22:36.493271 | 404 | 523ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:32:03.493520 | ab09a202446f |
23829c195f2f |
| 2026-03-23 10:45:50.026319 | 23829c195f2f |
66689535ce99 |