ncbi-datasets-api

Access genomic, gene, and taxonomy data through the NCBI Datasets v2 API for research and analysis.

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The ncbi-datasets-api skill was audited on May 23, 2026 and we found 26 security issues across 2 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.

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31	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/genome/taxon/9606?page_size=5"

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34	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/genome/accession/GCF_000001405.40"

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46	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/symbol/TP53/taxon/human"

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49	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/id/7157"

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52	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/search?query=BRCA&taxon=9606&page_size=20"

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63	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/taxon/9606"

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66	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/name_report?taxon_query=Homo+sapiens"

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69	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/taxon/9443/subtree"

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206	curl -o datasets "https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/datasets/command-line/v2/linux-amd64/datasets"

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10	source: "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/"

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24	https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2

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31	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/genome/taxon/9606?page_size=5"

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34	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/genome/accession/GCF_000001405.40"

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38	"https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/genome/accession/GCF_000001405.40/download?\

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46	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/symbol/TP53/taxon/human"

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49	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/id/7157"

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52	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/search?query=BRCA&taxon=9606&page_size=20"

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56	"https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/gene/id/7157/download?include_annotation_type=FASTA_GENE"

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63	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/taxon/9606"

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66	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/name_report?taxon_query=Homo+sapiens"

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69	curl "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2/taxonomy/taxon/9443/subtree"

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122	BASE_URL = "https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/v2"

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206	curl -o datasets "https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/datasets/command-line/v2/linux-amd64/datasets"

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218	- [NCBI Datasets](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/)

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219	- [Datasets API Reference](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/v2/reference-docs/rest-api/)

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220	- [Datasets CLI](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/v2/download-and-install/)

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