Bug: biomodels `search_for_model()` function returns max 100 results

[lilijap]

Hi @fbergmann, 👋

I just encountered this issue while searching biomodels over BasiCo:

Description:
While searching for biomodels using specific keywords the function returns only max 100 models.

The query ' * : * ' should return all models, like here: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/search?query=. (returns 3150 models).
While alternative over BasiCo returns only 100:

models = biomodels.search_for_model('*:*', num_results=4000)
len(models)

If this is a limitation from 'BioModels' db, this should be stated in the description of a function.

Thanks!
Lilija

[fbergmann]

@lilijap Can you try the search here:

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/docs/#/Search%20models/get_search

and see if you get the results you expect?

[lilijap]

@lilijap Can you try the search here:

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/docs/#/Search%20models/get_search

and see if you get the results you expect?

Thanks for the link, the results are not expected - the search over BioModels does not match the search over APIs. Try keyword 'metabolism' in

• https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/docs/#/Search%20models/get_search
• and https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/search?query=metabolism&domain=biomodels
  you'll get different results. Why so?

[fbergmann]

I've contacted Tung and Sheriff, and will let you know if I find anything out.

[ntung]

@lilijap Can you try the search here:
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/docs/#/Search%20models/get_search
and see if you get the results you expect?

Thanks for the link, the results are not expected - the search over BioModels does not match the search over APIs. Try keyword 'metabolism' in

• https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/docs/#/Search%20models/get_search
• and https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/search?query=metabolism&domain=biomodels
  you'll get different results. Why so?

I cannot reproduce the issue. Both links return 715 matches.

This screenshot was captured from Web Search.

And this one was captured from the API.

[lilijap]

@ntung thank you for looking into this! The results align once the 'json' parameter is specified in the format field, which I had previously omitted.

[lilijap]

@fbergmann It seems that the issue with not returning all models is with BasiCo?
See the result via BasiCo:

Please correct me, if I'm wrong,

Thanks!