Returns a list of xrefs, per identifier in bridgedb webservices
A documented bridgedb webservices operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
Returns a list of xrefs, per identifier, that maps to a given list of identifiers an data source given an organism.
- POSTChanges data · Identifiers (Genes, proteins, metabolites, interactions)
webservice.bridgedb.org/{organism}/xrefsBatch
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which bridgedb webservices operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other bridgedb webservices operations
- Returns a list of xrefsPOST · changes data
- Returns a list of xrefs with identifiersGET · reads data
- Returns true or false based on whetherGET · reads data
- Returns a list of xrefs and associated attributesGET · reads data
- Returns the list of properties available for a given organismGET · reads data
- Returns a list of data sources available as xref sourcesGET · reads data
- Returns a list of data sources available as xref targetsGET · reads data
- Returns the supported attributes to the given OrganismGET · reads data
Questions
- Can HumDay returns a list of xrefs, per identifier in bridgedb webservices?
- Yes. This operation is published in bridgedb webservices's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my bridgedb webservices data?
- Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in bridgedb webservices. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your bridgedb webservices account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for bridgedb webservices at bridgedb.github.io/swagger/swagger.json. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2023-03-06.