Cancer.gov

Cancer.gov Staging API

Staging Algorithms

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 35

GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version} Return information about a specific algorithm version #
PUT /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version} Update an algorithm version #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version} Create a new version for an algorithm #
DELETE /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version} Delete an algorithm version #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id} Return a single table #
PUT /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id} Update a table #
DELETE /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id} Delete a table #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id} Return a single schema #
PUT /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id} Update a schema #
DELETE /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id} Delete a schema #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm} Return information about a specific algorithm #
PUT /rest/staging/{algorithm} Update an algorithm #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm} Create a new algorithm #
DELETE /rest/staging/{algorithm} Delete an algorithm #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/{id}/defaults Get all schema defaults #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table Create a new table #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id}/match Checks whether a set of key/value pairs match any row in a table #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/stage Stage a case #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schemas/lookup Perform a schema lookup #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema Create a new schema #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/invalidate_cache Invalidate algorithm version cache #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/fill_cache Fill algorithm version cache #
POST /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/copy Copies all schemas and tables to another algorithm/version #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/tables Return a list of matching tables #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/tables/history Return a list of table history entries #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id}/schemas Return a list of the schemas which use a specific table #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id}/history Return the history of single schema #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/table/{id}/glossary Return a matching glossary keywords from the table #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schemas Return a list of schemas #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schemas/history Return a list of schema history entries #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id}/tables Return a list of the tables involved in a specific schema #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id}/history Return the history of single schema #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/{version}/schema/{id}/glossary Return a matching glossary keywords from the schema #
GET /rest/staging/{algorithm}/versions Return information about all the supported versions of an algorithm #
GET /rest/staging/algorithms Return a list of all staging algorithms #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://api.seer.cancer.gov/docs
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cancer-gov/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/cancer-gov-rate-limits.yml
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APIReference
https://api.seer.cancer.gov/docs
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Documentation
https://modac.cancer.gov/swagger-ui/4.14.0/index.html
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Documentation
https://evs.nci.nih.gov/
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APIReference
https://api-evsrest.nci.nih.gov/swagger-ui/index.html
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Documentation
https://webapis.cancer.gov/glossary/v1/
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Documentation
https://webapis.cancer.gov/drugdictionary/v1/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cancer-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/cancer-gov-staging-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Portal
https://api.seer.cancer.gov/
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TermsOfService
https://api.seer.cancer.gov/terms
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Portal
https://modac.cancer.gov/
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Explorer
https://evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov/
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WhitePaper
https://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NCI_Metathesaurus/EVS%20Metathesaurus%20White%20Paper.pdf
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIEVS/evsrestapi
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TermsOfService
https://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NCI_Thesaurus/ThesaurusTermsofUse.htm
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIOCPL/glossary-api
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIOCPL/drug-dictionary-api
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIOCPL/sitewide-search-api
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIOCPL/bestbets-api
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SourceCode
https://github.com/NCIOCPL/r4r-api

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OpenAPI Specification

cancer-gov-staging-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SEER* Staging API
  description: 'SEER API is a RESTful Web service that supports various SEER Program data sets and mapping.


    This service is available to developers who wish to incorporate SEER resources into their own systems. These resources

    include databases and tools developed to enhance registry operations and quality improvement. The SEER API is designed

    for integration into registry computer systems and is not designed to be accessed by end-users.'
  termsOfService: /terms
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.seer.cancer.gov
  description: Generated server url
security:
- apiKeyScheme: []
tags:


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