# EBI Search HGNC Human Gene Nomenclature Search

> EBI Search HGNC Human Gene Nomenclature 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).

Full-text search of HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee) human gene records via the EBI Search API, returning gene names, symbols, and related metadata.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/ebisearch-hgnc-genes
- 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-search-hgnc-human-gene-nomenclature-search-16acf312
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_LjbRGqNFgeYKjsZJddd3Y

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-search-hgnc-human-gene-nomenclature-search-16acf312 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search the HGNC human gene nomenclature database for 'BRCA1' and tell me what gene records come back?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search or validate official human gene nomenclature from the HGNC database, look up gene symbols by keyword, or retrieve structured gene metadata from EBI's authoritative source. Prefer this over general web search when you need structured, canonical gene identifiers and approved names.

## Known failure modes

- Empty result set if query term matches no HGNC genes
- Malformed query string causing API error
- Rate limiting or payment failure resulting in 402 response
- EBI Search API upstream unavailability causing timeout or 5xx error

## How this service works

Full-text search of HGNC human gene nomenclature for {q} via the EBI Search API. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON response containing matching HGNC human gene records from the EBI Search API, including gene symbols, approved names, HGNC IDs, and related nomenclature metadata for genes matching the query term.

## More

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