# Physionet — Wrapped API

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> Search and access biomedical research datasets from PhysioNet, including detailed dataset information, file listings, and content retrieval for medical data analysis. Stay updated with the latest news and manage your account through secure login.

**Category:** Healthcare | **Website:** [physionet.org/](https://physionet.org/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/3cdc01af-c55f-4da0-b516-0019eeeef856/physionet-org-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/3cdc01af-c55f-4da0-b516-0019eeeef856/physionet-org-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_dataset_detail

Retrieve full metadata for a specific dataset version including title, DOI, abstract, citation, authors, and publication info. Returns input_not_found if the slug/version combination does not exist on PhysioNet.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Dataset slug identifier (e.g. 'mitdb', 'chbmit', 'siena-scalp-eeg') |
| `version` | string | Yes | Dataset version string (e.g. '1.0.0') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/get_dataset_detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>","version":"<string>"}'
```

### get_file_content

Retrieve the text content of a specific metadata or text-based file from an Open Access dataset. Returns an upstream error for binary files or credentialed datasets. Content is capped at 100,000 characters.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `filepath` | string | Yes | Path to the file within the dataset (e.g. 'RECORDS', 'subject-info.csv') |
| `slug` | string | Yes | Dataset slug identifier (e.g. 'mitdb') |
| `version` | string | Yes | Dataset version string (e.g. '1.0.0') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/get_file_content \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"filepath":"<string>","slug":"<string>","version":"<string>"}'
```

### list_dataset_files

Browse the file and directory index of a dataset version. Only works for Open Access datasets; credentialed/restricted datasets require authentication and will return an upstream error. Returns file and directory entries with name, size, date, and URL.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `path` | string | No | Subdirectory path within the dataset to list |
| `slug` | string | Yes | Dataset slug identifier (e.g. 'mitdb') |
| `version` | string | Yes | Dataset version string (e.g. '1.0.0') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/list_dataset_files \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path":"<string>","slug":"<string>","version":"<string>"}'
```

### list_news

Retrieve latest news and announcements from PhysioNet. Returns all news items currently displayed on the news page, ordered from newest to oldest.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/list_news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### search_resources

Search for PhysioNet resources (datasets, software, challenges, models) by keyword. Returns paginated results with metadata about each matching resource including title, slug, version, authors, description, tags, and access level. Paginates via integer page number. Server-side filtering is limited to query, type, and sort order.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `orderby` | string | No | Sort order for results |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination |
| `query` | string | No | Search keyword or topic |
| `types` | string | No | JSON array of resource type integers to filter: 0=Data, 1=Software, 2=Challenge, 3=Model. Omitting returns all types. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-physionet-org-api-3cdc01af/search_resources \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"orderby":"<string>","page":"<integer>","query":"<string>","types":"<string>"}'
```