Science APIs
CyVerse Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for programmatic access to underlying services and resources.
CyVerse offers programmatic access to our services through multiple APIs. As the foundation for most of the code that powers the Discovery Environment, our Science APIs range from highly-structured, complete APIs of various complexity to minimally documented, ad hoc solutions. With a single point of entry and common features like secure authentication and authorization, CyVerse’s Science APIs help you do science your way.
Terrain is the REST-ful web API that the Discovery Environment uses to perform all of its tasks, including authentication, accessing the Data Store, and connecting tools. TAPIs is an open source, science-as-a-service API platform for powering your digital lab with high-performance computing.
To implement Science APIs, contact our support team to first request clients for available APIs and then register an API client for your account.
Getting Started
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Access CyVerse's programmatic services (authentication, Data Store, VICE apps, DE apps) via Terrain RESTful API
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Connect with CyVerse's HPC resources via TAPIs (formerly Agave), a science-as-a-service platform to power your digital lab
Key Features
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Additional functionality for registered external APIs (the single point of orchestration also acts as a workflow engine capable of terabyte-scale file transfers, mediation, and integration of disparate resources running on multiple systems)
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Available Software Development Kit (SDK) with clear reliable documentation and software libraries for common languages (e.g., Python, R, Java, Perl, etc.)
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Use APIs for tool integration, resource-intensive analyses, or workflow building