Private API ‐ Retrieve InterPro entries

Description
This endpoint retrieves descriptive information for a list of InterPro entries. Each InterPro entry is mapped to its name and category, which describe protein families, domains, or functional sites.

Endpoint URL
/private_api/interpros

Request Method
POST

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example Value
interpros	array	Yes	List of InterPro entry identifiers	["IPR005843", "IPR013578"]

Response
The response is a JSON array where each element contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
code	string	The InterPro entry identifier
name	string	The descriptive name of the InterPro entry
category	string	The category of the InterPro entry (e.g., Domain, Family, Motif, etc.)

Possible values for the category field include:

• Domain
• Family
• Motif
• Repeat
• Region
• Structure
• Site

Example Response:

[
  {
    "code": "IPR005843",
    "name": "Alpha-D-phosphohexomutase, C-terminal",
    "category": "Domain"
  },
  {
    "code": "IPR013578",
    "name": "Peptidase M16C associated",
    "category": "Domain"
  }
]

Example

Request:

curl -X POST https://unipept.ugent.be/private_api/interpros \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "interpros": ["IPR005843", "IPR013578", "IPR017215"]
}'

Response:

[
  {
    "code": "IPR005843",
    "name": "Alpha-D-phosphohexomutase, C-terminal",
    "category": "Domain"
  },
  {
    "code": "IPR013578",
    "name": "Peptidase M16C associated",
    "category": "Domain"
  }
]