Metabolights study search
Skill ma-compbio-lab/SkillFoundry/skills/metabolomics-and-other-omics/metabolights-study-search
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Use this skill to search MetaboLights studies and resolve a compact summary for each matched accession through the official JSON API.
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Purpose
Search public metabolomics studies through the official MetaboLights API and summarize matched study metadata.
When to use
- You need a lightweight metabolomics dataset-discovery starter.
- You want study accessions, titles, factors, and release metadata without manually browsing the portal.
When not to use
- You need full ISA parsing for every assay, source, and sample table.
- You need raw metabolomics files or downstream analysis workflows.
Inputs
- A free-text study query such as
diabetes. - Small page and row limits.
Outputs
- A JSON summary with study accessions and compact metadata.
Requirements
- Network access to
ebi.ac.uk - Python standard library only
Provenance
- MetaboLights API Swagger UI: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/ws/api/spec.html