pubmed_fetch_contents
Retrieve detailed PubMed article information using PMIDs or search history keys. Supports pagination and multiple detail levels like abstract_plus, full_xml, and MEDLINE format. Returns results in JSON.
Instructions
Fetches detailed information from PubMed using NCBI EFetch. Can be used with a direct list of PMIDs or with queryKey/webEnv from an ESearch history entry. Supports pagination (retstart, retmax) when using history. Available 'detailLevel' options: 'abstract_plus' (parsed details), 'full_xml' (raw PubMedArticle XML), 'medline_text' (MEDLINE format), or 'citation_data' (minimal citation data). Returns a JSON object containing results, any PMIDs not found (if applicable), and EFetch details.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| detailLevel | No | Specifies the level of detail for the fetched content. Options: 'abstract_plus' (parsed details), 'full_xml' (raw PubMedArticle XML), 'medline_text' (MEDLINE format), 'citation_data' (minimal citation data). Defaults to 'abstract_plus'. | abstract_plus |
| includeGrantInfo | No | Include grant info in 'abstract_plus' results. Default: false. | |
| includeMeshTerms | No | Include MeSH terms in 'abstract_plus' and 'citation_data' results. Default: true. | |
| outputFormat | No | Output format. 'json' (default) wraps data in a JSON object. 'raw_text' returns raw text for 'medline_text' or 'full_xml' detail levels. | json |
| pmids | No | An array of PubMed Unique Identifiers (PMIDs) to fetch. Use this OR queryKey/webEnv. | |
| queryKey | No | Query key from ESearch history. Requires webEnv. Use this OR pmids. | |
| retmax | No | Maximum number of records to retrieve. Used with queryKey/webEnv. | |
| retstart | No | 0-based index of the first record to retrieve. Used with queryKey/webEnv. | |
| webEnv | No | Web environment from ESearch history. Requires queryKey. Use this OR pmids. |