Gene Ontology Term Lookup: Definition, Synonyms, Child Terms (QuickGO)

quickgo/go-term

Looks up one Gene Ontology (GO) term by its accession, such as GO:0008150, and returns its name, aspect (biological process, molecular function or cellular component), definition, curator comment, synonyms, obsolescence flag and direct child terms with their relation. Child terms are ids only. Gene Ontology Consortium data (CC BY 4.0) as served by Eden Engine through QuickGO; not an official EMBL-EBI product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

You pay the price shown. If a call turns out to cost more than its quote, you pay the actual price, capped at twice the quote. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $5.

Data source

EMBL-EBI

Gene Ontology Consortium data, licensed CC BY 4.0 (geneontology.org/docs/go-citation-policy), provided through QuickGO at EMBL-EBI. Cite the GO release date when citing. Served by Eden Engine; not an official EMBL-EBI product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "quickgo/go-term" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "quickgo/go-term" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "quickgo/go-term", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "quickgo/go-term", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^GO:[0-9]{7}$",
      "description": "A Gene Ontology accession: GO: followed by seven digits, for example GO:0008150 (biological_process)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "numberOfHits",
    "results"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The GO accession."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "usage": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "aspect": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "biological_process, molecular_function or cellular_component."
          },
          "comment": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Curator comment, when the term has one."
          },
          "children": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": true
            },
            "description": "Direct child terms: `id` and `relation` (is_a, regulates, positively_regulates, negatively_regulates). Ids only, no names."
          },
          "synonyms": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": true
            },
            "description": "Each has `name` and `type` (exact or related)."
          },
          "definition": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "text": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
          },
          "isObsolete": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "pageInfo": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Null for this endpoint."
    },
    "numberOfHits": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of terms returned (1)."
    }
  },
  "description": "QuickGO's response envelope. `results` holds the one requested term.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}