NCI Resources for Researchers API
Backs NCI's Resources for Researchers directory — searchable metadata about NCI tools, datasets, repositories and services available to the cancer research community. No credential required.
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OpenAPI Specification
x-generator: NSwag v13.20.0.0 (NJsonSchema v10.9.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Resources for Researchers API
description: API for Resources for Researchers
version: 1.0.0
x-apis-io-source: https://webapis.cancer.gov/r4r/v1/swagger/v1/swagger.json
x-apis-io-harvested: '2026-09-05'
x-apis-io-method: searched
servers:
- url: https://webapis.cancer.gov/r4r/v1
description: Production host (resolved from the URL this specification was served from; the published document
carries '/r4r/v1')
paths:
/resource/{id}:
get:
tags:
- Resource
summary: Gets a Resource by the identifier.
operationId: Resource_GetById
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: The resource's identifier.
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
x-position: 1
responses:
'200':
description: The by identifier.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Resource'
/resources:
get:
tags:
- Resources
summary: Searches all resources
operationId: Resources_GetAll
parameters:
- name: q
x-originalName: keyword
in: query
description: Full-text search keyword
schema:
type: string
nullable: true
x-position: 1
- name: toolTypes
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: One or more toolTypes keys to filter by
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 2
- name: toolSubtypes
x-originalName: subTypes
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: One or more toolSubtypes keys to filter by
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 3
- name: researchAreas
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: One or more researchArea keys to filter by
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 4
- name: researchTypes
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: One or more researchTypes keys to filter by
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 5
- name: docs
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: 'One or more Divisions, Offices, and Centers (DOCs) to filter by '
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 6
- name: include
x-originalName: includeFields
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: Resource fields to include. (When empty all are returned)
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 7
- name: includeFacets
in: query
style: form
explode: true
description: Available Facets to return. (When empty all are returned)
schema:
type: array
nullable: true
items:
type: string
x-position: 8
- name: size
x-originalName: strSize
in: query
description: The number of resources to return
schema:
type: string
nullable: true
x-position: 9
- name: from
x-originalName: strFrom
in: query
description: The offset of the resources to return
schema:
type: string
nullable: true
x-position: 10
responses:
'200':
description: The Resources and available facets that match the query
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceResults'
components:
schemas:
Resource:
type: object
description: Describes the information about a resource
additionalProperties: false
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: The resource identifier
format: int32
title:
type: string
description: The title of the resource
nullable: true
website:
type: string
description: The URL where you can get more information about the resource
nullable: true
body:
type: string
description: The detailed description of the resource
nullable: true
description:
type: string
description: A brief description of the resource
nullable: true
toolTypes:
type: array
description: A list of the tool types this resource is categorized as
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
toolSubtypes:
type: array
description: A list of the sub tool types this resource is categorized as
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ToolSubtype'
researchAreas:
type: array
description: A list of the areas of research areas where this resource applies
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
researchTypes:
type: array
description: A list of the areas of research types where this resource applies
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
resourceAccess:
description: Information about how one can aquire access to the resource
nullable: true
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceAccess'
doCs:
type: array
description: A list of the NCI Divisions, Offices and Centers (DOCs) that manage the resource
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
poCs:
type: array
description: A list of points of contact for the resource
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
KeyLabel:
type: object
description: Describes an item's key and label
additionalProperties: false
properties:
key:
type: string
description: The key of the item
nullable: true
label:
type: string
description: The label of the item
nullable: true
ToolSubtype:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyLabel'
- type: object
description: Describes the information about the tool type of an resource
additionalProperties: false
properties:
parentKey:
type: string
description: The parent key of a tool subtype
nullable: true
ResourceAccess:
type: object
description: Describes the information about the resource access of a resource
additionalProperties: false
properties:
type:
type: string
description: The type of resource access
nullable: true
notes:
type: string
description: The notes about the resource access
nullable: true
Contact:
type: object
description: Describes the information about a point of contact
additionalProperties: false
properties:
name:
description: The name of the contact
nullable: true
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
title:
type: string
description: The title of the contact
nullable: true
phone:
type: string
description: The phone number of the contact
nullable: true
email:
type: string
description: The email of the contact
nullable: true
Name:
type: object
description: Contains the information about a name of a point of contact
additionalProperties: false
properties:
prefix:
type: string
description: The name prefix of the contact
nullable: true
firstName:
type: string
description: The first name of the contact
nullable: true
middleName:
type: string
description: The middle name of the contact
nullable: true
lastName:
type: string
description: The last name of the contact
nullable: true
suffix:
type: string
description: The name suffix of the contact
nullable: true
ResourceResults:
type: object
description: Describes the information about the returned results
additionalProperties: false
properties:
meta:
description: The page metadata about the returned results
nullable: true
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageMetaData'
results:
type: array
description: a list of resources returned that match the query
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Resource'
facets:
type: array
description: A list of facets returned that match the query
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Facet'
PageMetaData:
type: object
description: Describes the page metadata for returned resource results
additionalProperties: false
properties:
totalResults:
type: integer
description: The total number of resources returned
format: int32
from:
type: integer
description: The offset that the results start from
format: int32
originalQuery:
type: string
description: The original query, for which the resource results are returned
nullable: true
Facet:
type: object
description: Describes the information about a facet
additionalProperties: false
properties:
title:
type: string
description: The title of the facet
nullable: true
param:
type: string
description: The param name for the facet
nullable: true
items:
type: array
description: A list of facet items within this facet
nullable: true
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/FacetItem'
FacetItem:
type: object
description: Describes the information about a facet item
additionalProperties: false
properties:
key:
type: string
description: The key of the facet item
nullable: true
label:
type: string
description: The label of the facet item
nullable: true
count:
type: integer
description: The count of the facet item (number of items categorized as this facet item)
format: int32
selected:
type: boolean
description: Whether or not this facet item is selected