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National Cancer Institute Download API

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

National Cancer Institute Download API is one of 4 APIs that National Cancer Institute publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Download. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.gdc.cancer.gov, https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/v0.

3 operations 3 paths 0 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.gdc.cancer.gov/
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

National Cancer Institute Download API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Auth-Token (GdcAuthToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Download 3
GET
/data/{file_id}
Download a file
downloadFile 1 param → 200401
GET
/manifest
Generate manifest
getManifest 1 param → 200
GET
/slicing/view/{file_id}
BAM slicing
sliceBam 2 params → 200401

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

national-cancer-institute-download-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs National Cancer Institute publishes across the network.

National Cancer Institute Search API
National Cancer Institute Status API
National Cancer Institute Submission API