Reactome import API

Imports an external result

Operations 3

POST /import/ Imports the posted json into the service #
POST /import/form Imports the posted json file into the service #
POST /import/url Imports the json file provided by the posted url into the service #

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OpenAPI Specification

reactome-import-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Pathway Analysis Service database Import API
  description: Provides an API for pathway over-representation and expression analysis as well as species comparison tool.
  termsOfService: /license
  contact:
    name: Reactome
    url: https://reactome.org
    email: help@reactome.org
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unsupported License
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: /AnalysisService
tags:
- name: import
  description: Imports an external result
paths:
  /import/:
    post:
      tags:
      - import
      summary: Imports the posted json into the service
      description: The accepted format is the same as provided by the method <a href='#/download/downloadResultJSONUsingGET'>/#/download/{token}/result.json</a>.
      operationId: getPostText
      requestBody:
        description: <b>input</b> Identifiers to analyse followed by their expression (when applies)
        content:
          application/gzip:
            schema:
              type: string
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: string
          application/zip:
            schema:
              type: string
          text/plain:
            schema:
              type: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Bad request. See more details in the response body
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '415':
          description: Unsupported Media Type (only 'text/plain' or 'application/json')
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
  /import/form:
    post:
      tags:
      - import
      summary: Imports the posted json file into the service
      description: 'The accepted format is the same as provided by the method <a href=''#/download/downloadResultJSONUsingGET''>/#/download/{token}/result.json</a>. Note: The submitted file can be gzipped.'
      operationId: getPostFile
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: A file with the data to be analysed
              required:
              - file
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Bad request. See more details in the response body
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '413':
          description: The file size is larger than the maximum configured size (50MB)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '415':
          description: Unsupported Media Type (only 'text/plain' or 'application/json')
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
  /import/url:
    post:
      tags:
      - import
      summary: Imports the json file provided by the posted url into the service
      description: 'The accepted format is the same as provided by the method <a href=''#/download/downloadResultJSONUsingGET''>/#/download/{token}/result.json</a>. Note: The provided file can be gzipped.'
      operationId: getPostURL
      requestBody:
        description: <b>url</b> A URL pointing to the data to be analysed
        content:
          text/plain:
            schema:
              type: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Bad request. See more details in the response body
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '413':
          description: The file size is larger than the maximum configured size (50MB)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '415':
          description: Unsupported Media Type (only 'text/plain')
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
        '422':
          description: The provided URL is not processable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalysisSummary'
components:
  schemas:
    AnalysisSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        fileName:
          type: string
        gsaMethod:
          type: string
        gsaToken:
          type: string
        includeDisease:
          type: boolean
        interactors:
          type: boolean
        projection:
          type: boolean
        sampleName:
          type: string
        species:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        text:
          type: boolean
        token:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string