198c9b8daecc44fbda6a6494c566c723920f030a
lrnassar
Wed Mar 11 18:25:21 2026 -0700
Fixing a few hundred clear typos with the help of Claude. Some are less important in code comments, but majority of them are in user-facing places. I manually approved 60%+ of the changes and didn't see any that were an incorrect suggestion, at worst it was potentially uncessesary, like a code comment having cant instead of can't. No RM.
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index 1ec2de5f222..2c64baf8e5e 100755
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@@ -52,31 +52,31 @@
All these options offer faster bulk downloads and are often easier to parse from scripting
languages. If, however, you write Javascript clients or need only a few features within a given
range, then the endpoints documented on this page may address your needs. If you require an
option or endpoint not listed below for your specific use case, contact us and we can try and implement the feature.
Conditions of use
-
Avoid excessive or heavy queries that may impact the server performance. Inappropriate query use
will result in a restriction of access.
-
We generally recommend a maximum of one hit every second, but there is no strict limit on queries
- using the API. A botDelay system is in place to avoid overloads onto the system.
+ using the API. A botDelay system is in place to avoid overloads on the system.
-
If you begin to notice a significant delay between requests, adjust your code or try an
alternative method to retrieve our data.
For more details about the Conditions of Use, please refer to the following page,
Genome Browser Conditions of Use.
If you plan to execute a query that you think may be excessive, contact UCSC first to avoid the possibility of temporarily restricting your
access to the REST API.
@@ -153,31 +153,31 @@
genome
/getData/sequence - return sequence from specified hub or database genome
/getData/track - return data from specified track in hub or database genome
/search - return search matches within a UCSC Genome Browser genome assembly
Parameters to endpoint functions
- maxItemsOutput=1000000 - limit number of items to output, default: 1,000,000, maximum limit:
1,000,000 (use -1 to get maximum output)
- hubUrl=<url> - specify track hub or assembly hub URL
-- genome=<name> - specify genome assembly in UCSC Genome Browser or track/assembly hub. Use with with /list/genarkGenomes to test for existence.
+- genome=<name> - specify genome assembly in UCSC Genome Browser or track/assembly hub. Use with /list/genarkGenomes to test for existence.
- track=<trackName> - specify data track in track/assembly hub or UCSC database genome
assembly
- chrom=<chrN> - specify chromosome name for sequence or track data
- start=<123> - specify start coordinate (0 relative) for data from track or sequence
retrieval (start and end required together). See also: UCSC browser coordinate counting systems
- end=<456> - specify end coordinate (1 relative) for data from track or sequence
retrieval (start and end required together). See also: UCSC browser coordinate counting systems
- q=<search word(s)> - used with /findGenome, a search string
- browser=<mustExist|mayExist|notExist> - used with /findGenome, mustExist result only for assemblies in the UCSC browser, mayExist may exist in the UCSC browser, or may not, notExist not yet available in the browser. default is mustExist
- statsOnly=1 - on /findGenome function, only show statistics about search result
- year=<2025> - on /findGenome function, only show search result for given year, default is any year