National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute Download API

The Download API from National Cancer Institute — 3 operation(s) for download.

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Operations 3

GET /data/{file_id} Download a file #

GET /manifest Generate manifest #

GET /slicing/view/{file_id} BAM slicing #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Download API
  description: The GDC API provides programmatic access to cancer genomic and clinical data hosted by the National Cancer Institute Genomic Data Commons. The API supports search and retrieval of projects, cases, files, and annotations, along with file download, BAM slicing, and data submission workflows.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: NCI Genomic Data Commons
    url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
servers:
- url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov
  description: GDC API latest
- url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/v0
  description: GDC API v0
security:
- GdcAuthToken: []
tags:
- name: Download
paths:
  /data/{file_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Download
      summary: Download a file
      description: Download an open-access file by ID. Controlled data requires a token.
      operationId: downloadFile
      parameters:
      - name: file_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File data
        '401':
          description: Authentication required for controlled data
  /manifest:
    get:
      tags:
      - Download
      summary: Generate manifest
      description: Generate a manifest for use with the GDC Data Transfer Tool.
      operationId: getManifest
      parameters:
      - name: filters
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manifest
  /slicing/view/{file_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Download
      summary: BAM slicing
      description: Retrieve a slice of a BAM file by genomic region.
      operationId: sliceBam
      parameters:
      - name: file_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: region
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: BAM slice
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
components:
  securitySchemes:
    GdcAuthToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token