GA4GH DRS Client Documentation

The GA4GH DRS Client is a Python-based command-line application for requesting omics data and metadata from web services that are compliant with the Data Repository Service (DRS) API Specification. The DRS API specification, developed by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, serves to provide a standardized API framework to allow for interoperability of datasets hosted at different institutions.

Click here for instructions on how to install the client.

Additional Resources

1. PyPI - The DRS Client is available on the Python Package Index (PyPI)
2. Docker - The DRS Client can be run through a preconfigured image

Contents:

• Installation
• Usage
  • Arguments and Options
  • Example Usage
• Supported Schemes
• Report and Output
  • Requested object metadata
  • Downloaded files
  • Download status report
• Example Scripts
  • Scripts

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page