/datasets/v1/* → version retirement
NCBI Datasets API
Stopped working
NCBI Datasets API endpoints under /datasets/v1/* stopped working on December 31, 2024. The provider retired the v1 API, older command-line interface versions, and the v1 Python library. Requests sent to these endpoints after that date fail.
Calls it hits
/datasets/v1/*
What to use instead of these calls
Update your requests to target the v2 API instead, such as using GET /datasets/v2/genome/accession/{accessions}/dataset_report.
In NCBI Datasets API's words
At this time, the v1 API, the command-line interface (CL I ) version 13 and older versions, and the Python library v1 will be deprecated and thus no longer supported for bug fixes or updates. Effective December 31, 2024, these will no longer be available for use.
Facts
- API
- NCBI Datasets API
api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Kind
- Version retirement
- Announced
- February 20, 2024
- Takes effect
- December 31, 2024
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against NCBI Datasets API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to /datasets/v1/* on NCBI Datasets API stopped working on December 31, 2024.
What happens to calls after December 31, 2024?
They have failed since December 31, 2024.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
You fixed this one by hand.
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