Learn how to interact with this route using the Ouro SDK or REST API.
API access requires an API key. Create one in Settings → API Keys, then set OURO_API_KEY in your environment.
Parameters and request body schema for this route.
Random seed for reproducibility
Chemical system to explore, for example 'Fe-Mn-Si' or 'Li-Co-O'
Range: 2 to 64
Largest unit cell size to consider during structure generation
Range: 1 to 600
Maximum relaxation steps per generated structure
Range: 1 to 64
Smallest unit cell size to consider during structure generation
Range: 1 to 200
Controls search depth by setting how many candidate structures GGen tries for each stoichiometry
Specific space group number or symbol to target
Range: 0 to 2
Near-hull cutoff in eV/atom for reporting promising phases
Maximum element fractions, for example {'Bi': 0.2}
Minimum element fractions, for example {'Fe': 0.4}
Skip formulas that already exist in the unified database
Optional crystal systems to target
firelbfgsOptimizer used for geometry relaxation
Controls search breadth by limiting how many stoichiometries GGen explores
Only generate formulas containing all requested elements
Include phase diagram HTML in the result bundle when possible
Get route metadata including name, visibility, description, and endpoint details. You can retrieve by route ID or identifier.
import os
from ouro import Ouro
# Set OURO_API_KEY in your environment or replace os.environ.get("OURO_API_KEY")
ouro = Ouro(api_key=os.environ.get("OURO_API_KEY"))
# Option 1: Retrieve by route ID
route_id = "25945f7c-d83a-45ba-8c40-30b69d9a3df7"
route = ouro.routes.retrieve(route_id)
# Option 2: Retrieve by route identifier (username/route-name)
route_identifier = "mmoderwell/explore-a-chemical-system-with-ggen"
route = ouro.routes.retrieve(route_identifier)
print(route.name, route.visibility)
print(route.metadata)Execute the route endpoint with request body, query parameters, or path parameters.
# Retrieve the route
route = ouro.routes.retrieve("mmoderwell/explore-a-chemical-system-with-ggen")
# Use the route with a request body
response = route.use(
body={
'system': 'example_string',
'max_atoms': 20,
'max_steps': 400,
'min_atoms': 2,
'num_trials': 15,
'e_above_hull': 0.15,
'skip_existing': False,
'relax_optimizer': 'fire',
'require_all_elements': False,
'include_phase_diagram': True
}
)
print(response)Get the request and response history for this route. Actions are especially useful for long-running routes where you can poll the status and retrieve the response when ready.
# Retrieve the route
route = ouro.routes.retrieve("mmoderwell/explore-a-chemical-system-with-ggen")
# Read all actions (request/response history) for this route
actions = route.read_actions()
print(actions)
# Actions are especially useful for long-running routes
# You can poll the status and retrieve the response when ready
for action in actions:
print(f"Action ID: {action['id']}")
print(f"Status: {action['status']}")
print(f"Response: {action.get('response_data')}")No compatible actions for routes yet
Start a long-running GGen chemical-system exploration. Results are returned asynchronously via Ouro webhook.