Unit

UNIT 3.12 Using EMBL-EBI Services via Web Interface and Programmatically via Web Services

  1. Rodrigo Lopez,
  2. Andrew Cowley,
  3. Weizhong Li,
  4. Hamish McWilliam

Published Online: 12 DEC 2014

DOI: 10.1002/0471250953.bi0312s48

Lab Protocol Title

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

Additional Information

How to Cite

Lopez, R., Cowley, A., Li, W. and McWilliam, H. 2014. Using EMBL-EBI Services via Web Interface and Programmatically via Web Services. Curr. Protoc. Bioinform. 48:3.12.1-3.12.50. doi: 10.1002/0471250953.bi0312s48

Author Information

  1. EMBL Outstation–European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 DEC 2014
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Abstract

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) provides access to a wide range of databases and analysis tools that are of key importance in bioinformatics. As well as providing Web interfaces to these resources, Web Services are available using SOAP and REST protocols that enable programmatic access to our resources and allow their integration into other applications and analytical workflows. This unit describes the various options available to a typical researcher or bioinformatician who wishes to use our resources via Web interface or programmatically via a range of programming languages. © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Keywords:

  • Web Services;
  • Programmatic access;
  • SOAP;
  • REST;
  • analytical pipelines;
  • workflows
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