# EBI MetaboLights Study Search

> EBI MetaboLights Study Search is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Search the EBI MetaboLights metabolomics studies database by keyword query and return matching study metadata as JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/metabolights-search
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ebi-metabolights-study-search-34be70f7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_CuHuovuuiNIf4reN3ezfV

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability ebi-metabolights-study-search-34be70f7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search the EBI MetaboLights database for metabolomics studies related to fatty acid metabolism?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search the EBI MetaboLights database specifically for metabolomics studies, compound data, or biological pathway research. Prefer this over general web search when you need structured, curated metabolomics study metadata from a trusted scientific repository.

## Known failure modes

- Empty result set when query matches no studies in MetaboLights
- Malformed or overly broad query returning too many results
- Payment failure resulting in 402 response before data is returned
- EBI MetaboLights upstream API downtime causing request failure
- Rate limiting or quota exhaustion returning error response

## How this service works

Search the EBI MetaboLights metabolomics studies database by query {q}. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array or object containing matching MetaboLights study records, including study identifiers, titles, organisms, analytical methods, and other metadata from the EBI MetaboLights metabolomics repository.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ebi-metabolights-study-search-34be70f7/health.json
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