Get Related Concepts
Find OMOP concepts related through relationship analysis - ingredients, routes, brand names, and hierarchical links - for concept set expansion.
Overview
This endpoint finds concepts that are related to a given concept through various relationship types. Results are scored and ordered by relationship strength.Path Parameters
The unique OMOP concept ID to find related concepts for
Query Parameters
Maximum number of related concepts to return (1-100)
Minimum relationship score (0.0-1.0) to include in results
Comma-separated list of relationship types to filter by (e.g., “Is a,Maps to”)
Specific vocabulary release version (e.g., “2025.1”)
Response
Indicates if the request was successful
Array of related concepts ordered by relationship score
Response metadata
Usage Examples
Basic Related Concepts
Find general related concepts:High-Score Relationships
Get only strongly related concepts:Filtered by Relationship Type
Find specific relationship types:Important Notes
- Score interpretation - Scores above 0.7 indicate strong relationships, 0.4-0.7 moderate, below 0.4 weak
- Distance interpretation - Distance of 1 means direct relationship, higher values indicate indirect connections
- Performance - Results are cached for improved response times on repeated queries
Related Endpoints
- Get Concept Relationships - Get all direct relationships
- Traverse Relationships - Complex relationship traversals