ena-database - Access ENA nucleotide sequences and genomics metadata.
Retrieves DNA/RNA sequences, raw FASTQ reads, genome assemblies, and metadata from the European Nucleotide Archive via REST APIs and FTP.
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Updated: 2026-09-18Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Retrieve nucleotide sequences and reads
- Search samples studies and assemblies
- Download FASTQ files and assemblies
- Query organism taxonomy records
- Access cross reference service records
- Retrieve reference sequences by checksum
Inputs
- Accession numbers
- Taxonomy IDs or organism names
- Metadata query parameters
- MD5 or SHA1 checksums
Outputs
- FASTQ read files
- FASTA and EMBL sequence files
- BAM and CRAM alignment files
- JSON XML or TSV metadata records
Requirements
- Internet access to ENA API endpoints and FTP servers
- Compliance with 50 requests per second rate limit
- enaBrowserTools or Aspera client for bulk downloads