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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.

National Cancer Institute publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Download API, Search API, Status API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Cancer, Federal-Government, Health, and Research.

National Cancer Institute’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 5 more developer resources.

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30.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 35/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
CancerFederal-GovernmentHealthResearch

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 30.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.4 / 21
Developer Ergonomics 5.3 / 17
Access Clarity 2.7 / 17
Operational Transparency 1.2 / 11
Contract Governance 0.0 / 10
Discoverability 6.1 / 9
Regulatory Posture 2.3 / 15
Agent readiness — 35/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

National Cancer Institute Download API

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

National Cancer Institute Search API

The Search API from National Cancer Institute — 7 operation(s) for search.

National Cancer Institute Status API

The Status API from National Cancer Institute — 1 operation(s) for status.

National Cancer Institute Submission API

The Submission API from National Cancer Institute — 1 operation(s) for submission.

Open Collections 6

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Download API

OPEN COLLECTION

NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Download Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Download Status API

OPEN COLLECTION

NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Download Submission API

OPEN COLLECTION

NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

National Cancer Institute Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

National Cancer Institute Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

National Cancer Institute Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

National Cancer Institute Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

National Cancer Institute Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

National Cancer Institute Agentic Access

12 operations

12 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: national-cancer-institute
name: National Cancer Institute
description: 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.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/national-cancer-institute.png
url: https://www.cancer.gov/
created: '2024-12-25'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Cancer
- Federal-Government
- Health
- Research
tags_raw:
- Cancer
- Federal Government
- Health
- Research
apis:
- aid: national-cancer-institute:national-cancer-institute-download-api
  name: National Cancer Institute Download API
  description: The Download API from National Cancer Institute — 3 operation(s) for download.
  humanURL: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  baseURL: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/
  tags:
  - Downloads
  tags_raw:
  - Download
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-cancer-institute-download-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/API/Users_Guide/Getting_Started/
- aid: national-cancer-institute:national-cancer-institute-search-api
  name: National Cancer Institute Search API
  description: The Search API from National Cancer Institute — 7 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  baseURL: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-cancer-institute-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/API/Users_Guide/Getting_Started/
- aid: national-cancer-institute:national-cancer-institute-status-api
  name: National Cancer Institute Status API
  description: The Status API from National Cancer Institute — 1 operation(s) for status.
  humanURL: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  baseURL: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/
  tags:
  - Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-cancer-institute-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/API/Users_Guide/Getting_Started/
- aid: national-cancer-institute:national-cancer-institute-submission-api
  name: National Cancer Institute Submission API
  description: The Submission API from National Cancer Institute — 1 operation(s) for submission.
  humanURL: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  baseURL: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/
  tags:
  - Submission
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-cancer-institute-submission-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/API/Users_Guide/Getting_Started/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/national-cancer-institute-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/national-cancer-institute-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/national-cancer-institute-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/NCIOCPL
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalcancerinstitute
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cancer.gov/
- type: Portal
  url: https://gdc.cancer.gov/developers/gdc-application-programming-interface-api
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/API/Users_Guide/Getting_Started/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com