You can access the Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "species": "homo_sapiens",
10    "symbols": [
11        "BRCA2",
12        "TP53",
13        "EGFR",
14    ],
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/ensembl-genes-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
22for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
23    print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol API in JavaScript

Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol API through CLI

Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol OpenAPI definition

Ensembl Scraper: Gene Records by Symbol API

GTEx Gene Expression Scraper

parseforge/gtex-gene-expression-scraper

Collects median gene expression values from the GTEx portal for one or more HGNC gene symbols. Returns a row per tissue with TPM, read count, and sample size.

ParseForge

Space Weather Scraper: Geomagnetic Kp Index

naimurhasanrwd/noaa-spaceweather-scraper

Pull planetary K-index geomagnetic activity from NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, with derived G-scale storm levels. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

NCBI Gene Lookup — Genomics API for Pharma R&D

azureblue/ncbi-gene-scraper

Search NCBI Gene via E-utilities. Returns gene symbol, full name, chromosome location, map locus, aliases, OMIM ID, organism and functional summary.

azureblue

Ensembl Species Scraper - Genome Assembly Metadata

benthepythondev/ensembl-species-scraper

Search Ensembl species metadata and export taxonomy, assembly, accession, division, aliases, release and data groups.

Ben

Chicago Crime Scraper: Reported Incidents by Type

naimurhasanrwd/chicago-crimes-scraper

Pull reported Chicago crimes by type and year via Chicago Open Data: description, arrest, location and district. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

Photon Geocoder: Worldwide Place Search

naimurhasanrwd/photon-geocode-scraper

Geocode free-text place names worldwide via the public Photon OpenStreetMap geocoder: coordinates, country, type and address parts. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

Open Food Facts Scraper: Products by Barcode or Search

naimurhasanrwd/openfoodfacts-product-scraper

Look up food products by barcode or free-text search via the Open Food Facts public API: brand, category, Nutri-Score, ingredients. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

ChEMBL Scraper: Drug-Like Molecules & Properties

naimurhasanrwd/chembl-molecules-scraper

Search drug-like molecules and their properties via the EBI ChEMBL API: molecular weight, logP, development phase and approval year. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

TVmaze Scraper: TV Shows, Networks & Schedules

naimurhasanrwd/tvmaze-shows-scraper

Search TV shows via the public TVmaze API: genres, network or streaming channel, status, runtime, rating, premiere dates and external IDs. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan

OSV Scraper: Open-Source Package Vulnerabilities

naimurhasanrwd/osv-vulnerabilities-scraper

Look up known vulnerabilities for npm, PyPI, Go, Maven, crates.io and other open-source packages via the OSV.dev API: severity, affected version ranges and fixed versions. No login, no proxy, no browser.

Naimur Hasan