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.
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JSON Schema

ucsc-genomic-data-track-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$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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