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National Cancer Institute Search API

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

National Cancer Institute Search 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 Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 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.

7 operations 7 paths 0 schemas 7 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 Search 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 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 7
GET
/projects
Search projects
searchProjects 5 params → 200
GET
/projects/{project_id}
Get project by ID
getProject 1 param → 200
GET
/cases
Search cases
searchCases 3 params → 200
GET
/cases/{case_id}
Get case by ID
getCase 1 param → 200
GET
/files
Search files
searchFiles 3 params → 200
GET
/files/{file_id}
Get file metadata by ID
getFile 1 param → 200
GET
/annotations
Search annotations
searchAnnotations 2 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs National Cancer Institute publishes across the network.

National Cancer Institute Download API
National Cancer Institute Status API
National Cancer Institute Submission API