What problem does it solve?
Access to the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) is essential for retrieving nucleotide sequences, raw reads, and genome assemblies in a structured, programmatic way. This Skill enables querying by accession and metadata through ENA APIs and FTP, consolidating data access for genomics and bioinformatics pipelines.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Programmatic access to ENA Portal API, Browser API, taxonomy services, and cross-references for searching, filtering, and retrieving records.
- Support for multiple data formats (XML, JSON, TSV/CSV, FASTA, FASTQ) and transfer methods (FTP, Aspera) to fit different pipeline needs.
- Use cases include downloading reads by run, obtaining assemblies by organism, and cross-referencing records across ENA and external databases to feed analytics workflows.
Quick Start
Query ENA records by accession to retrieve corresponding data via API or FTP to feed into a genomics pipeline.