GET /esummary.fcgi
Summary: Get document summaries
Operation ID: eSummary
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: eSummary
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns document summaries for the requested UIDs.
Parameters (10)
WebEnv
(string, query, optional)
Web environment string
db
(string, query, required)
Database (use 'pmc' for PubMed Central)
Constraints: {'enum': ['pmc', 'pubmed', 'pmcbooks']}
email
(string, query, optional)
Email address for contact
id
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of UIDs
query_key
(string, query, optional)
Query key from previous search
retmax
(integer, query, optional)
Maximum number of results
retmode
(string, query, optional, default: xml)
Return mode
Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json']}
retstart
(integer, query, optional)
Index of first result
tool
(string, query, optional)
Tool name for logging
version
(string, query, optional)
Version 2.0 for different XML structure
Constraints: {'enum': ['2.0']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get summaries for specific PMC articles | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/esummary.fcgi?db=pmc&id=12345,67890&retmode=json&tool=robustapi_example&email=user@example.com |
|
| Paginated summary results from search | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/esummary.fcgi?db=pmc&query_key=1&WebEnv=MCID_01&retstart=0&retmax=20&retmode=json |
|
| Single article summary with version 2.0 | curl |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/esummary.fcgi?db=pmc&id=PMC13901&version=2.0&retmode=json |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:12:21.470527 | 404 | 506ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:49:44.003375 | 404 | 512ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:18:21.615359 | 404 | 513ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:49:44.003375 | af14e8a82073 |
c9f5ddba76ba |
| 2026-03-23 10:12:21.470527 | c9f5ddba76ba |
615293abc808 |