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List indications

GET https://api.moalmanac.org/indications

Retrieves Indications (regulatory approvals) from the database. Filters by indication_id, document, agent, and agent_id. Only Approved and Accelerated indications are returned, unless include_deprecated=true, which also returns Superseded and Withdrawn indications. Superseded and Withdrawn indications are always returned when requested by indication_id.

Parameters

Name Type Description Example
indication_id string Return only the indication with this id.
include_deprecated boolean, default false Also return deprecated records. Ignored when requesting a single record by id, which is always returned.
indication string (repeatable) Indication id. Repeatable; matches any of the given values (OR). ind:fda:verzenio:0
document string (repeatable) Document id. Repeatable; matches any of the given values (OR). doc:fda:verzenio
agent string (repeatable) Agent name, matched exactly. Repeatable; matches any of the given values (OR). Van Allen lab
agent_id string (repeatable) Agent id. Repeatable; matches any of the given values (OR). agent:user:vanallenlab

Example request

curl "https://api.moalmanac.org/indications?indication=ind%3Afda%3Averzenio%3A0"

Response

Returns the standard response envelope, with data set to a list of Indication records.

Example response
{
  "meta": {
    "data_length": 1,
    "message": "Indications retrieved successfully",
    "request_url": "https://api.moalmanac.org/indications",
    "status": "success",
    "status_code": 200,
    "timestamp_elapsed": 0.012345,
    "timestamp_received": "2026-10-16T14:03:12.123456Z",
    "timestamp_returned": "2026-10-16T14:03:12.135801Z",
    "trace_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  },
  "service": {
    "github": "https://github.com/vanallenlab/moalmanac-db",
    "name": "Molecular Oncology Almanac",
    "license": "GPL-2.0",
    "release": "draft",
    "url": "https://moalmanac.org",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-08"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ind:fda:tafinlar:0",
      "type": "Indication",
      "description": "TAFINLAR is a kinase inhibitor indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.",
      "contributions": [
        {
          "id": "ctrb:vanallenlab:2024-10-30:0",
          "type": "Contribution",
          "description": "Initial access of FDA approvals",
          "date": "2024-10-30",
          "contributor": {
            "id": "agent:user:vanallenlab",
            "type": "Agent",
            "agentType": "contributor",
            "name": "Van Allen lab",
            "description": "Van Allen lab, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "ctrb:fda:2013-05-29:0",
          "type": "Contribution",
          "description": "Indication received traditional approval.",
          "date": "2013-05-29",
          "contributor": {
            "id": "agent:org:fda",
            "type": "Agent",
            "agentType": "organization",
            "name": "Food and Drug Administration",
            "description": "Regulatory agency that approves drugs for use in the United States."
          }
        }
      ],
      "reportedIn": [
        {
          "id": "doc:fda:tafinlar",
          "type": "Document",
          "documentType": "Regulatory approval",
          "name": "Tafinlar (dabrafenib) [package insert]. FDA.",
          "title": null,
          "aliases": [],
          "description": "Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Tafinlar (dabrafenib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/202806s030lbl.pdf. Revised March 2024. Accessed October 30, 2024.",
          "urls": [
            "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/202806s030lbl.pdf",
            "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=202806"
          ],
          "doi": null,
          "pmid": null,
          "extensions": [
            {
              "name": "agent",
              "value": {
                "id": "agent:org:fda",
                "type": "Agent",
                "agentType": "organization",
                "name": "Food and Drug Administration",
                "description": "Regulatory agency that approves drugs for use in the United States."
              },
              "description": "The organization that published this document."
            },
            {
              "name": "company",
              "value": "Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.",
              "description": "The company that manufactures the cancer drug. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "drug_name_brand",
              "value": "Tafinlar",
              "description": "The brand name of the cancer drug, per this document. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "drug_name_generic",
              "value": "dabrafenib",
              "description": "The generic name of the cancer drug, per this document. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "first_publication_date",
              "value": null,
              "description": "The publication date for the initial version of this document."
            },
            {
              "name": "publication_date",
              "value": "2024-03-29",
              "description": "The publication date for the document."
            },
            {
              "name": "regulatory_identifier",
              "value": "NDA202806",
              "description": "Identifier assigned by the regulatory agency, such as an FDA application number (e.g. NDA208716, BLA125427) or an EMA product number (e.g. EMEA/H/C/006184)."
            },
            {
              "name": "status",
              "value": "Active",
              "description": "Whether this document is Active or Deprecated within moalmanac-db."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "doc:fda:tafinlar:2013-05-29",
          "type": "Document",
          "documentType": "Regulatory approval",
          "name": "Tafinlar (dabrafenib) [package insert]. FDA.",
          "title": null,
          "aliases": [],
          "description": "Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Tafinlar (dabrafenib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/202806s000lbl.pdf. Revised May 2013. Accessed October 6, 2026.",
          "urls": [
            "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/202806s000lbl.pdf",
            "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=202806"
          ],
          "doi": null,
          "pmid": null,
          "extensions": [
            {
              "name": "agent",
              "value": {
                "id": "agent:org:fda",
                "type": "Agent",
                "agentType": "organization",
                "name": "Food and Drug Administration",
                "description": "Regulatory agency that approves drugs for use in the United States."
              },
              "description": "The organization that published this document."
            },
            {
              "name": "company",
              "value": "Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.",
              "description": "The company that manufactures the cancer drug. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "drug_name_brand",
              "value": "Tafinlar",
              "description": "The brand name of the cancer drug, per this document. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "drug_name_generic",
              "value": "dabrafenib",
              "description": "The generic name of the cancer drug, per this document. Only applicable to market authorization documents."
            },
            {
              "name": "first_publication_date",
              "value": null,
              "description": "The publication date for the initial version of this document."
            },
            {
              "name": "publication_date",
              "value": "2013-05-29",
              "description": "The publication date for the document."
            },
            {
              "name": "regulatory_identifier",
              "value": "NDA202806",
              "description": "Identifier assigned by the regulatory agency, such as an FDA application number (e.g. NDA208716, BLA125427) or an EMA product number (e.g. EMEA/H/C/006184)."
            },
            {
              "name": "status",
              "value": "Deprecated",
              "description": "Whether this document is Active or Deprecated within moalmanac-db."
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "extensions": [
        {
          "name": "status",
          "value": "Approved",
          "description": "Current approval status."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}