string_visual_network
STRING: Get interaction network image (image URL)
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Retrieves a URL to a **STRING interaction network image** for one or more proteins.
- For a single protein: includes the protein and its top 10 most likely interactors.
- For multiple proteins: includes all known interactions **within the query set**.
- If the user asks for "physical interactions", "complexes", or "binding", set
network_typeto "physical".
The input may include one numeric value per protein, such as fold change, effect size, or score.
These values are visualized as colored halos around the nodes, allowing overlay of protein-level measurements on the network.
Example:
PTEN 2.1
SMO -1.3
If numeric values are provided:
- positive values are shown in blue
- negative values are shown in red
- larger absolute values produce stronger halo intensity
If the user provides numeric values together with the proteins, preserve them in the query.
If few or no interactions are shown, consider lowering required_score.
For large queries (>100 proteins):
- use
network_flavor="confidence" - increase
required_score(e.g. 700)
Always ask if the user also wants a link to the interactive STRING network page.
Input parameters should match those used in related STRING tools (e.g. string_interactions_query_set), unless otherwise specified.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| proteins | string | yes | Required. One or more protein IDs, optionally followed by one numeric value per protein. Example: PTEN 0.234 SMO -3.445 Use newline (%0d) between entries. Tabs and spaces are accepted as separators. |
| species | any | no | |
| extend_network | any | no | |
| required_score | any | no | |
| network_type | any | no | |
| network_flavor | any | no | |
| hide_disconnected_nodes | any | no | |
| center_node_labels | any | no | |
| do_not_show_structures | any | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"proteins": {
"description": "Required. One or more protein IDs, optionally followed by one numeric value per protein. Example:\nPTEN 0.234\nSMO -3.445\nUse newline (%0d) between entries. Tabs and spaces are accepted as separators.",
"type": "string"
},
"species": {
"anyOf": [
{
"description": "Required. NCBI/STRING taxon (e.g. 9606 for human, or STRG0AXXXXX).",
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"extend_network": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Add specified number of nodes to the network, based on their scores. Default: 0, or 10 for single protein queries."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"required_score": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"maximum": 1000,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Threshold of significance to include an interaction. Omit for STRING default filtering. Set only when a threshold is requested or a broader/narrower threshold is needed."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"network_type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"functional",
"physical"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Omit for STRING default functional associations. Set physical only for binding, complex, or co-complex questions."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"network_flavor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"evidence",
"confidence"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Edge style. Omit for STRING default evidence styling. Set only when the user asks for evidence or confidence edge display."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"hide_disconnected_nodes": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
0,
1
],
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Hide proteins not connected to any other protein when set to 1. Set only if the user asks to hide disconnected or unconnected proteins."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"center_node_labels": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
0,
1
],
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Center protein names on nodes when set to 1. Set only if the user asks to center labels."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
},
"do_not_show_structures": {
"anyOf": [
{
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
0,
1
],
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Optional. Remove small protein structure previews from inside the node bubbles when set to 1. Set only if the user asks to remove or hide structure previews."
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null
}
},
"required": [
"proteins"
],
"type": "object"
}