Introduction - Rhizome AI

Welcome to Rhizome API

The Rhizome AI API provides programmatic access to search and retrieve regulatory documents from the FDA, EMA, and other regulatory agencies.

Search Documents

Search across regulatory documents with keyword matching and get page-level results.

Get Document Contents

Retrieve the full text of any document page by page.

Quick Start

1. Get your API Key

Visit the API Keys console to create an API key.

API access requires an enterprise plan. Contact support@rhizomeai.com to upgrade.

2. Make your first request

curl -X POST https://rhizomeai.com/api/search \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"query_text": "FDA approval process"}'

3. Explore the results

The search returns page-level results with the matched text:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "doc_id": "nda/2017/208264Orig1s000ChemR.pdf",
      "name": "TEPADINA THIOTEPA",
      "page_num": 42,
      "text": "...",
      "highlight": "<b>FDA</b> <b>approval</b> <b>process</b>..."
    }
  ],
  "total": 17319
}

4. Get full document

Use the doc_id to retrieve all pages:

curl -X POST https://rhizomeai.com/api/contents \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"doc_id": "nda/2017/208264Orig1s000ChemR.pdf"}'

Available Datasets

FDA Datasets

Dataset	Description
`fda_drug`	FDA drug approval documents (NDAs, ANDAs)
`fda_biologic`	FDA biologic license applications (BLAs)
`fda_denovo_or_510k`	FDA 510(k) and De Novo device clearances
`fda_pma`	FDA PMA device approvals
`fda_guidance`	FDA guidance documents
`fda_warning_letters`	FDA warning letters to companies
`fda_clinical_trials`	Clinical trial data from ClinicalTrials.gov
`fda_483`	FDA 483 inspection observations
`fda_inspections`	FDA inspection records
`fda_recalls`	FDA recall notices
`fda_crl`	FDA Complete Response Letters
`fda_ufa`	FDA User Fee Act reports
`fda_recall_enforcement`	FDA recall enforcement reports
`fda_maude`	FDA MAUDE adverse event reports
`fda_faers`	FDA FAERS adverse event reports

EMA Datasets

Dataset	Description
`ema_epar`	EMA European Public Assessment Reports
`ema_guidelines`	EMA guidance documents
`ema_ctis`	EMA Clinical Trials Information System
`ema_pip`	EMA Paediatric Investigation Plans
`ema_committee`	EMA committee meeting documents
`ema_mdcg_guidance`	Medical Device Coordination Group guidance

Other Regulatory Agencies

Dataset	Description
`canada_guidance`	Health Canada guidance documents
`canada_par`	Health Canada Public Assessment Reports
`canada_clinical_trials`	Health Canada clinical trials
`swiss_par`	Swissmedic Public Assessment Reports
`swiss_guidance`	Swissmedic guidance documents
`swiss_clinical_trials`	Swiss clinical trials
`mhra_ct`	MHRA clinical trials
`mhra_pr`	MHRA public assessment reports
`mhra_guidance`	MHRA guidance documents
`tga_guidance`	TGA (Australia) guidance documents
`eu_ctr`	EU Clinical Trials Register
`ich_guidelines`	ICH harmonized guidelines

Support

Need help? Contact us at support@rhizomeai.com.

​Welcome to Rhizome API

Search Documents

Get Document Contents

​Quick Start

​1. Get your API Key

​2. Make your first request

​3. Explore the results

​4. Get full document

​Available Datasets

​FDA Datasets

​EMA Datasets

​Other Regulatory Agencies

​Support

Welcome to Rhizome API

Quick Start

1. Get your API Key

2. Make your first request

3. Explore the results

4. Get full document

Available Datasets

FDA Datasets

EMA Datasets

Other Regulatory Agencies

Support