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Fetch a spectrum by USI in Duaer
In Duaer, fetch the peaks of a public mass spectrum by its USI. One successful search uses 1 credit.
What you get
Spectrum by USI in the Duaer data market uses 1 credit per successful search, including a search with no match.
Pass the returned peaks to MassBank spectra or MASST.
To work an unknown feature step by step, see Annotate an unknown feature with Duaer.
Search on the canvas
- Open the node creator, pick Duaer Data → Spectrum by USI.
- Fill USI (starts with mzspec:).
- Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.
A successful search uses 1 credit. Empty input or a failed source uses 0.
Call the API
- GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/spectrum?...
- Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>
The call skill below matches Copy skill.
Call skill
Same text as Copy skill.
---
name: duaer-spectrum
description: >-
Fetch the peaks of a public mass spectrum by its USI through Duaer.
One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---
# Duaer spectrum by USI
Fetch a public MS/MS spectrum by its Universal Spectrum Identifier (USI) through the GNPS resolver with a Duaer key.
## Call
`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/spectrum?usi=mzspec:GNPS:GNPS-LIBRARY:accession:CCMSLIB00005435737`
Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`
Use an account key or a model API key.
Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md
- `usi` — required. A USI that starts with `mzspec:` (GNPS, MassIVE, MetaboLights, and other public repositories).
## Result
One item with `source`, `title`, `url` (spectrum viewer), `summary`, `usi`, `precursorMz`, `charge`, `peakCount`, `peaks` (`mz:intensity` pairs), and `splash`.
Pass `peaks` to https://skills.duaer.com/massbank.md, or the `usi` to https://skills.duaer.com/masst.md.
To work an unannotated feature step by step, follow https://skills.duaer.com/metabolic-dark-matter.md.
## Credits
One successful search uses 1 credit, including a search that finds no match.
Empty input, a failed source, or no remaining credits uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.
Questions
How many credits does a Spectrum by USI search use in Duaer?
One successful search uses 1 credit, including a search with no match. Empty input or a failed source uses 0.
In this section
Annotate an unknown feature with Duaer
In Duaer, work an MS feature that no library identified: library match, mass candidates, reference spectra, and MASST, one Duaer Data call per step.
Get startedMatch spectra in MassBank with Duaer
In Duaer, match MS/MS peaks, an exact mass, or an InChIKey against MassBank. One successful search uses 1 credit.
Get startedSearch a spectrum with MASST in Duaer
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