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The Chemcaster REST API - Resources

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The Chemcaster API is composed of a set of linked resources as shown in the clickable image map above. Each resource has a representation expressed as a media type. The complete list of API-addressable resources is:

  • Service: The top-level administrative interface to a Chemcaster account.
  • Registry: A collection of chemical Substances and resources for managing them.
  • Registration: The act of registering a chemical Substance.
  • Substance: A chemical substance consisting of one or more Components, each associated with one Structure.
  • Structure: A chemical structure.
  • Component: A component of a chemical substance.
  • Query: A structure-based query.
  • Execution: The execution of an executable resource such as a Query.
  • Image: An image dynamically generated from an imageable resource such as a Structure, Substance, or Query.
  • Archive: A downloadable snapshot of the current state of a Registry and its subordinate resources.
  • Log: The set of changes made to a Registry, and all of its Registrations, Queries, and Archives within a given time interval.

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