National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training, part of the National Institutes of Health. NCI provides data and APIs for cancer genomics, clinical trials, and drug information.

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NCI Genomic Data Commons API

The GDC API provides access to genomic and clinical data from the NCI Genomic Data Commons, supporting cancer research and precision medicine. Endpoints include status, projects...

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NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) API

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) API
  version: 1.0.0
request:
  auth:
    type: apikey
    key: X-Auth-Token
    value: '{{X-Auth-Token}}'
    placement: header
items:
- info:
    name: Status
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get API status
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/status
    docs: Returns API status and version information.
- info:
    name: Search
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Search projects
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/projects
      params:
      - name: filters
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: fields
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: size
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: from
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: sort
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Search and retrieve metadata about projects available in the GDC.
  - info:
      name: Get project by ID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/projects/:project_id
      params:
      - name: project_id
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get project by ID
  - info:
      name: Search cases
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/cases
      params:
      - name: filters
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: fields
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: size
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Search cases (donors) and their associated files.
  - info:
      name: Get case by ID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/cases/:case_id
      params:
      - name: case_id
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get case by ID
  - info:
      name: Search files
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/files
      params:
      - name: filters
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: fields
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: size
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Search for files in the GDC by characteristics.
  - info:
      name: Get file metadata by ID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/files/:file_id
      params:
      - name: file_id
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get file metadata by ID
  - info:
      name: Search annotations
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/annotations
      params:
      - name: filters
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: fields
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Retrieve curation annotations attached to GDC entities.
- info:
    name: Download
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Download a file
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/data/:file_id
      params:
      - name: file_id
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Download an open-access file by ID. Controlled data requires a token.
  - info:
      name: Generate manifest
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/manifest
      params:
      - name: filters
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Generate a manifest for use with the GDC Data Transfer Tool.
  - info:
      name: BAM slicing
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/slicing/view/:file_id
      params:
      - name: file_id
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: region
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Retrieve a slice of a BAM file by genomic region.
- info:
    name: Submission
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get submission program/project resources
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/submission/:program/:project
      params:
      - name: program
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: project
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get submission program/project resources
bundled: true