General considerations
You can run predictions on OCHEM using simple REST-like web services.
Since a prediction is not instantaneous and can take several seconds to minutes, the prediction is performed asynchronously, that is in two steps:
- Start a prediction task and get a task ID
- Fetch your prediction task using the task ID from step (1). Keep fetching until the task is ready
The API for these two simple steps is described below.
Service URLs and formats
To post a task, run the following request:
https://ochem.eu/modelservice/postModel.do?modelId=YOUR_MODEL_ID&mol=YOUR_MOLECULE
Model id the public model identifier or "model identity" (GUID) provided by OCHEM administration. If you plan to use predictions systematically, it is recommended to request a model identity (GUID).
The molecule can be in SMILES or SD format. For both the formats, multiple molecules can be posted using $$$$ separator.
It is much more efficient to predict molecules in batches rather than posting separate tasks for each molecule.
The resulting JSON will look like:
Given that the result.modelResponse.status is "success", the task ID used for retrieving the predictions is result.modelResponse.taskId
To fetch the model, use the following request:
http://ochem.eu/modelservice/fetchModel.do?taskId=YOUR_TASK_ID
If the task is still running, the resulting JSON will look like:
When the task is ready, the JSON will look like: