# Broad Institute Method Repository API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-method-repository-api/  
**Provider:** Broad Institute — https://apis.io/providers/broad-institute/  
**Base URL:** https://api.firecloud.org  
**Documentation:** https://app.terra.bio

Broad Institute Method Repository API is one of 23 APIs that [Broad Institute](https://apis.io/providers/broad-institute/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Method Repository. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 6 JSON Schemas.

The Method Repository API from Broad Institute — 16 operation(s) for method repository.

## Operations (25)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/configurations` | List Method Repository configurations |
| POST | `/api/configurations` | Add a configuration |
| GET | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}` | Get a Method Repository configuration |
| DELETE | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}` | Redact a single configuration |
| GET | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}/permissions` | get ACL permissions on a Method Repository configuration |
| POST | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}/permissions` | set ACL permissions on a Method Repository configuration |
| GET | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/permissions` | get ACL permissions on a Method Repository Configuration Namespace |
| POST | `/api/configurations/{namespace}/permissions` | set ACL permissions on a Method Repository Configuration Namespace |
| POST | `/api/inputsOutputs` | Get information about a method's inputs and outputs |
| GET | `/api/methods` | Lists Method Repository methods |
| POST | `/api/methods` | Add a Method |
| GET | `/api/methods/definitions` | List method definitions |
| GET | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/configurations` | List configurations associated with a method |
| GET | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}` | Find a single method |
| POST | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}` | Create a new snapshot of an existing Method |
| DELETE | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}` | Redact a single method |
| GET | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}/configurations` | List compatible configurations for this method snapshot |
| GET | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}/permissions` | get ACL permissions on a Method Repository method |
| POST | `/api/methods/{namespace}/{name}/{snapshotId}/permissions` | set ACL permissions on a Method Repository method |
| GET | `/api/methods/{namespace}/permissions` | get ACL permissions on a Method Repository Method Namespace |
| POST | `/api/methods/{namespace}/permissions` | set ACL permissions on a Method Repository Method Namespace |
| PUT | `/api/methods/permissions` | set ACLs for multiple methods in one call |
| POST | `/api/template` | Create a Method Configuration template from a Method |
| POST | `/api/workspaces/{workspaceNamespace}/{workspaceName}/method_configs/copyFromMethodRepo` | Copy a Method Repository Configuration into a workspace |
| POST | `/api/workspaces/{workspaceNamespace}/{workspaceName}/method_configs/copyToMethodRepo` | Copy a Method Config in a workspace to the Method Repository |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/openapi/broad-institute-method-repository-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-workflow-description-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-workspace-details-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-submission-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-submission-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-tool-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/broad-institute/json-schema/broad-institute-configuration-response-schema.json

## Other Broad Institute APIs (12)

- [Broad Institute Billing V2 API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-billingv2-api/)
- [Broad Institute CromIAM Engine (for Job Manager) API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-cromiam-engine-for-job-manager-api/)
- [Broad Institute CromIAM Workflows (for Admin) API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-cromiam-workflows-for-admin-api/)
- [Broad Institute CromIAM Workflows (for Job Manager) API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-cromiam-workflows-for-job-manager-api/)
- [Broad Institute Entities API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-entities-api/)
- [Broad Institute GA4GH Tool Registry API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-ga4gh-tool-registry-api/)
- [Broad Institute Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-groups-api/)
- [Broad Institute Method Configurations API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-method-configurations-api/)
- [Broad Institute NIH API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-nih-api/)
- [Broad Institute Notifications API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-notifications-api/)
- [Broad Institute OAuth API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-oauth-api/)
- [Broad Institute Profile API](https://apis.io/apis/broad-institute/broad-institute-profile-api/)

## Tags

Method Repository

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