3c3c42b1f7491b065fe19858f24d91fd93524fe5
hiram
  Mon Apr 8 14:37:27 2019 -0700
added support for PSL types and remove reference to top-level explore tools refs #18869

diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/api.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/api.html
index 65231a9..f566a89 100755
--- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/api.html
+++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/api.html
@@ -21,44 +21,36 @@
 <h6><a href="#Error examples">Error return examples</a></h6>
 
 <!-- ========== What is JSON data ? ============================== -->
 <a name="Intro"></a>
 <h2>What is JSON data ?</h2> 
 <p>
 JSON data is a data transfer syntax from a data provider to a data consumer.
 See also: <a href="https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_json_intro.asp"
 target=_blank>JSON Introduction</a>
 </p>
 
 <!-- ========== What is the access URL ? ============================== -->
 <a name="Access"></a>
 <h2>What is the access URL ?</h2> 
 <p>
-The gateway html page to the interface is available at
-<a href="https://api-test.gi.ucsc.edu/"
-target=_blank>api-test.gi.ucsc.edu</a>.  This page can be used
-to explore track hubs, assembly hubs, and UCSC browser data resources.
-Example URL links for JSON output are provided on that page for track
-types that are currently supported for data output.  Work is underway
-to provide access to additional data track types.
-</p>
-<p>
 This access url: <b>https://api-test.gi.ucsc.edu/</b> is used to access
 the endpoint functions.  For example:
 <pre>
     wget -O- 'https://api-test.gi.ucsc.edu/list/publicHubs'
 </pre>
+</p>
 
 <!-- ========== What type of data can be accessed ? ===================== -->
 <a name="Return"></a>
 <h2>What type of data can be accessed ?</h2> 
 <p>
 The following data sets can be accessed at this time:
 <ul>
 <li>Listing of available public hubs</li>
 <li>Listing of available UCSC browser genome assemblies</li>
 <li>List genomes from a specified assembly or track hub</li>
 <li>List available data tracks from a specified hub or UCSC browser genome assembly (see also: <a href='trackDb/trackDbHub.html' target=_blank>track definition help</a>)</li>
 <li>List of chromosomes contained in an assembly hub or UCSC browser genome assembly.
 <li>List of chromosomes contained in a specific track of an assembly or track hub or UCSC browser genome assembly.
 <li>Return DNA sequence from an assembly hub 2bit file, or UCSC genome browser assembly</li>
 <li>Return track data from a specified assembly or track hub or UCSC genome browser assembly</li>
@@ -145,30 +137,31 @@
 
 <!-- ========== Supported track types ======================= -->
 <a name="Track types"></a>
 <h2>Supported track types, at this time (April 2019), for getData functions</h2>
 <p>
 <ul>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format1' target=_blank>bed</a></li>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format1.5' target=_blank>bigBed</a></li>
 <!--  not yet
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format9.1' target=_blank>bigGenePred</a></li>
 -->
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format9.5' target=_blank>bigNarrowPeak</a></li>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format6.1' target=_blank>bigWig</a></li>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format9' target=_blank>genePred</a></li>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format9.5' target=_blank>narrowPeak</a></li>
+<li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format2' target=_blank>psl</a></li>
 <li><a href='/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format6' target=_blank>wig</a></li>
 <li>(Work is under way to support additional track types)</li>
 </ul>
 </p>
 
 <!-- ========== Example data access ======================= -->
 <a name="list examples"></a>
 <h2>Example data access</h2>
 <h3>Listing functions</h3>
 <ol>
 <li><a href='/list/publicHubs' target=_blank>list public hubs</a> - <b>api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/publicHubs</b></li>
 <li><a href='/list/ucscGenomes' target=_blank>list UCSC database genomes</a> - <b>api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/ucscGenomes</b></li>
 <li><a href='/list/hubGenomes?hubUrl=http://genome-test.gi.ucsc.edu/~hiram/hubs/Plants/hub.txt' target=_blank>list genomes from specified hub</a> - <b>api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/hubGenomes?hubUrl=http://genome-test.gi.ucsc.edu/~hiram/hubs/Plants/hub.txt</b></li>
 <li><a href='/list/tracks?hubUrl=http://genome-test.gi.ucsc.edu/~hiram/hubs/Plants/hub.txt;genome=_araTha1' target=_blank>list tracks from specified hub and genome</a> - <b>api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/tracks?hubUrl=http://genome-test.gi.ucsc.edu/~hiram/hubs/Plants/hub.txt;genome=_araTha1</b></li>
 <li><a href='/list/tracks?db=ce11' target=_blank>list tracks from UCSC database genome</a> - <b>api.genome.ucsc.edu/list/tracks?db=ce11</b></li>