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URIS

1. http://{SERVER_NAME}/search/?searchTerm={term}

   Fetches all the documents which contain the text ‘term’. The result set includes wild card searches and the ‘term’ should be atleast 3 characters long.

   • SERVER_NAME: ENCODE server
   • term: string that can be searched accross four item_types (i.e., experiment, biosample, antibody_approval, target)

   * TERMS ARE NOT INCLUDED until the corresponding boost values are added to the schemas of item_type * - For example, you must add a boost of “definition” to the biosample schema for this term to be searchable for this object

2. http://{SERVER_NAME}/search/?type={item_type}

   Fetches all the documents of that particular ‘item_type’

   • SERVER_NAME: ENCODE server
   • item_type: ENCODE item type (values can be: biosample, experiment, antibody_approval and target)

3. http://{SERVER_NAME}/search/?type={item_type}&{field_name}={text}

   Fetches and then filters all the documents of a particular item_type on that field

   • SERVER_NAME: ENCODE server
   • item_type: ENCODE item type (values can be: biosample, experiment, antibody_approval and target)
   • field_name: Any of the json property in the ENCODE ‘item_type’ schema