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Gencove

Gencove sample API

The sample API from Gencove — 17 operation(s) for sample.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Gencove sample API is one of 20 APIs that Gencove publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Sample. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 18 operations across 17 paths, and defines 40 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.gencove.com.

18 operations 17 paths 40 schemas 14 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v2
Base URL
https://api.gencove.com/api/v2/
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
support@gencove.com
License
Proprietary
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Gencove sample API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (API key). An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (JWT).

  • API key — Authorization header content formated as: Api-Key You can obtain new API key through Gencove's web UI or user-api-key endpoint
  • JWT — Authorization header content formated as: Bearer You can obtain access token using jwt-create endpoint.

Paths & Operations 18

Across 17 paths, the API surfaces 18 operations — 14 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

sample 18
GET
/api/v2/sample-ancestry/{sample_id}
sample_ancestry_retrieve 1 param → 200
POST
/api/v2/sample-consumer-report/{sample_id}
Generate presigned URL for consumer report. Args: request: HTTP request Returns: Response with presigned URL and expiration time
sample_consumer_report_create 1 param body → 201
GET
/api/v2/sample-genomic-variants/{sample_id}
Return variant-level results from a sample's imputed VCF. Provide exactly one of the three query modes: - point: ?chromosome=chr11&position= - range: ?chromosome=chr11&startposition= &endposition= -…
sample_genomic_variants_list 8 params → 200
POST
/api/v2/sample-kit/
Order a new kit for a sample
sample_kit_create body → 201
POST
/api/v2/sample-kit-form/
Create a temporary, payment-free kit-order session. Auth-gated to consumerprovider orgs and the samplekitcreate role (project-scoped). Creates a placeholder samples.Sample (status consumerawaitingkit…
sample_kit_form_create body → 201
GET
/api/v2/sample-manifests-csv-template/
Download a sample manifest CSV template file based on the templatetype parameter.
sample_manifests_csv_template_retrieve 1 param → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-manifests-xlsx-template/
Download a sample manifest XLSX template file.
sample_manifests_xlsx_template_retrieve → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-manifests/{sample_manifest_id}
sample_manifests_retrieve 1 param → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-metadata/{sample_id}
Return sample metadata.
sample_metadata_retrieve 1 param → 200
POST
/api/v2/sample-metadata/{sample_id}
Create sample metadata.
sample_metadata_create 1 param body → 201
GET
/api/v2/sample-parentage/{sample_id}
sample_parentage_retrieve 2 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-quality-controls/{sample_id}
sample_quality_controls_list 3 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-restore-group/{restore_group_id}
sample_restore_group_list 11 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-sheet/
Return generated sample sheet.
sample_sheet_list 6 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-stats/{sample_id}
sample_stats_retrieve 1 param → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-statuses/{sample_id}
sample_statuses_list 3 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/sample-trait-scores/{sample_id}
sample_trait_scores_list 3 params → 200
GET
/api/v2/samples/{sample_id}
Retrieve sample model. Overridden to store audit action.
samples_retrieve 1 param → 200

Schemas 40

The contract defines 40 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SampleKit (15 properties), SampleDetails (12 properties), SampleList (11 properties), GenomicVariant (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SampleStatusList
object
3 properties 1 required
SampleManifest
object
5 properties 4 required
PaginatedGenomicVariantList
object
2 properties 1 required
TraitScore
object
Serializer trait score and associated trait metadata models. This is not really optimal, since it pulls data from multiple parent tables for objects.
5 properties 5 required
SampleStats
object
1 property 1 required
PaginatedTraitScoreList
object
2 properties 1 required
TraitUnit
object
1 property 1 required
SampleKitFormResponse
object
Response body for POST /api/v2/sample-kit-form/.
3 properties 3 required
ArchiveSampleStatus
object
4 properties 3 required
PaginatedSampleListList
object
2 properties 1 required
SampleStatusNested
object
4 properties 2 required
PaginatedQualityControlList
object
2 properties 1 required
AncestrySelfNested
object
Serializer used to nest ancestry data within other ancestry serializer.
1 property
SampleFileNested
object
Sets sample.id as filename in file downloadurl and skips displaying download url if file is not available.
7 properties 3 required
SampleAncestry
object
2 properties 2 required
QualityControlSelfNested
object
Serializer used to nest QC data within other QC serializer.
4 properties 1 required
TraitDistribution
object
2 properties 1 required
SampleList
object
11 properties 8 required
SampleKit
object
Serializer for creating kit orders in consumer mode.
15 properties 10 required
PaginatedSampleSheetList
object
2 properties 1 required
SampleKitResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Trait
object
1 property 1 required
QualityControlSelfNestedStatusEnum
string
succeeded - succeeded failed - failed skipped - skipped
UploadStatusNested
object
4 properties 2 required
AncestryMetadata
object
1 property
SampleConsumerReportResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
QualityControlType
object
6 properties 6 required
RecipientAddressCountryCodeEnum
string
AF - Afghanistan AX - Åland Islands AL - Albania DZ - Algeria AS - American Samoa AD - Andorra AO - Angola AI - Anguilla AQ - Antarctica AG - Antigua and Barbu…
ReportTypeEnum
string
prs - prs
UploadNestedList
object
Used in sample sheet creation.
4 properties 3 required
PaginatedSampleStatusListList
object
2 properties 1 required
QualityControl
object
2 properties 2 required
SampleSheet
object
2 properties 2 required
SampleMetadata
object
1 property
SampleKitFormCreate
object
Request body for POST /api/v2/sample-kit-form/. Mirrors ArrayDataUploadFormCreateSerializer but is project-scoped: the partner names the consumer project the k…
6 properties 1 required
SampleDetails
object
12 properties 9 required
TraitScoreSelfNested
object
Serializer used to nest trait score data within other trait score serializer.
2 properties 1 required
SampleConsumerReportCreate
object
2 properties
SampleParentage
object
2 properties 2 required
GenomicVariant
object
Serializes a genomicvariants.services.Variant record. genotype is an object keyed by the VCF FORMAT field names, e.g. {"GT": "0|0", "DS": "0", "GP": "1,0,0", "…
9 properties 9 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

gencove-sample-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ID
gencove:gencove-sample-api
Base URL
https://api.gencove.com/api/v2/
Docs
https://docs.gencove.com/base/getting-started/
Provider
Gencove
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