GET ContentService/data/complex/{id}/subunits

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Summary: A list with the entities contained in a given complex
Operation ID: getComplexSubunits
Auth: unknown
Description

Retrieves the list of subunits that constitute any given complex. In case the complex comprises other complexes, this method recursively traverses the content returning each contained PhysicalEntity. Contained complexes and entity sets can be excluded setting the 'excludeStructures' optional parameter to 'true'

Parameters (4)

excludeStructures (boolean, query, optional, default: False)

Specifies whether contained complexes and entity sets are excluded in the response

id (string, path, required)

The complex for which subunits are requested

includeRef (boolean, query, optional, default: False)

Global parameter - If true, replace element ref to dbId by standard JSOG object {@ref}

view (string, query, optional, default: flatten)

Global parameter - Customise the view to be more concise and/or aggregate relationships

Constraints: {'enum': ['flatten', 'nested', 'nested-aggregated']}

Examples (2)

TitleTypeURLAction
A list with the entities contained in a given complex openapi-spec https://reactome.org/ContentService/data/complex/R-HSA-5674003/subunits?excludeStructures=False
A list with the entities contained in a given complex probe-gate https://reactome.org/ContentService/data/complex/R-HSA-5674003/subunits?excludeStructures=False&view=flatten&includeRef=False

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2026-03-23 09:33:44.530683 200 335ms
2026-03-23 09:16:21.971929 200 336ms
2026-03-20T02:13:12.239788 200 362ms