GET /list/files

ucsc.edu:ucsc-genome-browser-api

Summary: List files for a genome
Operation ID: listFiles
Auth: unknown
Description

Returns a list of data files available for a specific genome.

Parameters (3)

format (string, query, optional)

Output format (text for plain text)

Constraints: {'enum': ['text']}

genome (string, query, required)

Genome assembly ID (e.g., hg38)

maxItemsOutput (integer, query, optional)

Maximum number of items to return

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
List files for human genome hg38 curl https://api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/files?genome=hg38
List files with text format and limited results curl https://api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/files?genome=mm10&format=text&maxItemsOutput=50
List files for mouse genome with output limit curl https://api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/files?genome=mm39&maxItemsOutput=100

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 09:22:06.468049 200 5542ms
2026-03-23 09:03:19.789179 200 12077ms
2026-03-23 09:01:28.019070 200 7004ms 2.0MB

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 09:22:06.468049 d5694c6a82b9 0a915666bf8b