UCSC Genomic Data · Schema
UCSC Genome Browser Track
Schema for an annotation track in the UCSC Genome Browser.
GenomicsBioinformaticsDNABiologyResearchOpen Science
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| track | string | Track name identifier. |
| shortLabel | string | Short display label (max 17 characters). |
| longLabel | string | Long description label. |
| type | string | Track data type (e.g., bed, bigBed, bigWig, bam). |
| visibility | string | Default track visibility mode. |
| html | string | Path to the track description HTML page. |
| subTracks | object | Sub-tracks for composite track types. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/ucsc-genomic-data/blob/main/json-schema/ucsc-genomic-data-track-schema.json",
"title": "UCSC Genome Browser Track",
"description": "Schema for an annotation track in the UCSC Genome Browser.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"track": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Track name identifier."
},
"shortLabel": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Short display label (max 17 characters)."
},
"longLabel": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Long description label."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Track data type (e.g., bed, bigBed, bigWig, bam).",
"examples": ["bed", "bigBed", "bigWig", "bam", "vcf", "bigGenePred"]
},
"visibility": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["hide", "dense", "squish", "pack", "full"],
"description": "Default track visibility mode."
},
"html": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Path to the track description HTML page."
},
"subTracks": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Sub-tracks for composite track types.",
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#"
}
}
}
}
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