PubMed Action Block
The PubMed Action Block allows you to search and retrieve medical literature from the PubMed database within your workflows.
PubMed's E-utilities API is freely available. An NCBI API key is recommended for higher rate limits but not strictly required.
Supported Actions
- Search Articles - Search PubMed for articles by keyword, author, journal, or MeSH terms.
- Get Article Details - Retrieve full metadata (title, abstract, authors, DOI) for a specific PubMed ID.
- Get Citations - Fetch articles that cite a given PubMed article.
- Get Related Articles - Retrieve related articles based on content similarity.
Configuration
- API Key - Optional NCBI API key for higher rate limits (10 requests/sec vs 3).
- Search Query - Keywords, boolean operators, and field tags for search.
- PubMed ID (PMID) - Article identifier for detail or citation queries.
- Max Results - Number of results to return per search.
Use Cases
- Build a medical research assistant that searches PubMed based on patient symptoms.
- Automate literature reviews by searching for recent publications on a topic.
- Enrich clinical workflows with evidence-based references from PubMed.