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GTEx Portal API Info

Retrieve general service information about the GTEx API.

get_service_info()
Get Service Info

Admin Endpoints

Access maintenance messages and news updates from GTEx.

get_maintenance_message()
Get Maintenance Message
get_news_item()
Get News Item

Static Association Endpoints

Query precomputed eQTL and sQTL associations across tissues.

get_eqtl_genes()
Get Eqtl Genes
get_fine_mapping()
Get Fine Mapping
get_independent_eqtl()
Get Independent Eqtl
get_multi_tissue_eqtls()
Get Multi Tissue Eqtls
get_significant_single_tissue_eqtls()
Get Significant Single Tissue Eqtls
get_significant_single_tissue_eqtls_by_location()
Get Significant Single Tissue eQTLs By Location
get_significant_single_tissue_ieqtls()
Get Significant Single Tissue Ieqtls
get_significant_single_tissue_isqtls()
Get Significant Single Tissue Isqtls
get_significant_single_tissue_sqtls()
Get Significant Single Tissue Sqtls
get_sqtl_genes()
Get Sqtl Genes

Dynamic Association Endpoints

Perform on-the-fly eQTL and sQTL calculations.

calculate_expression_quantitative_trait_loci()
Calculate Expression Quantitative Trait Loci
calculate_ieqtls()
Calculate Ieqtls
calculate_isqtls()
Calculate Isqtls
calculate_splicing_quantitative_trait_loci()
Calculate Splicing Quantitative Trait Loci

Biobank Data Endpoints

Retrieve metadata on biobank samples.

download()
Download
get_sample_biobank_data()
Get Sample (Biobank Data)

Datasets Endpoints

Access various GTEx dataset information, as well as variant annotation and linkage disequilibrium data.

get_annotation()
Get Annotation
get_collapsed_gene_model_exon()
Get Collapsed Gene Model Exon
get_downloads_page_data()
Get Downloads Page Data
get_file_list()
Get File List
get_full_get_collapsed_gene_model_exon()
Get Full Get Collapsed Gene Model Exon
get_functional_annotation()
Get Functional Annotation
get_linkage_disequilibrium_by_variant_data()
Get Linkage Disequilibrium By Variant Data
get_linkage_disequilibrium_data()
Get Linkage Disequilibrium Data
get_sample_datasets()
Get Sample (Datasets)
get_subject()
Get Subject
get_tissue_site_detail()
Get Tissue Site Detail
get_variant()
Get Variant
get_variant_by_location()
Get Variant By Location

Expression Data Endpoints

Obtain expression levels across tissues, including gene, exon, junction, and transcript-level data.

get_clustered_median_exon_expression()
Get Clustered Median Exon Expression
get_clustered_median_gene_expression()
Get Clustered Median Gene Expression
get_clustered_median_junction_expression()
Get Clustered Median Junction Expression
get_clustered_median_transcript_expression()
Get Clustered Median Transcript Expression
get_expression_pca()
Get Expression Pca
get_gene_expression()
Get Gene Expression
get_median_exon_expression()
Get Median Exon Expression
get_median_gene_expression()
Get Median Gene Expression
get_median_junction_expression()
Get Median Junction Expression
get_median_transcript_expression()
Get Median Transcript Expression
get_single_nucleus_gex()
Get Single Nucleus Gex
get_single_nucleus_gex_summary()
Get Single Nucleus Gex Summary
get_top_expressed_genes()
Get Top Expressed Genes

Histology Endpoints

Retrieve tissue histology image data.

get_image()
Get Image

Metadata Endpoints

Get dataset metadata (currently not active).

get_dataset_info()
Get Dataset Info

Reference Genome Endpoints

Query reference genome features, including genetic coordinates for genes, transcripts and exons, as well as reported phenotype associations for a region.

get_exons()
Get Exons
get_gene_search()
Get Gene Search
get_genes()
Get Genes
get_genomic_features()
Get Genomic Features
get_gwas_catalog_by_location()
Get Gwas Catalog By Location
get_neighbor_gene()
Get Neighbor Gene
get_transcripts()
Get Transcripts