[ensembl-dev] New REST server is out!

[Brett Thomas]

This sounds great!

I'd love to replace the current VEP perl script with a locally deployed
REST instance - is there any reason you'd discourage this?


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:34 AM, mag <mr6 at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:

>  Dear all,
>
> We are pleased to announce the release of our new REST server,
> http://rest.ensembl.org
>
> This new server comes with a higher rate limit, POST support and a huge
> documentation rewrite.
>
> POST support is provided for the VEP and archive endpoints.
> We have also added a new variation endpoint to retrieve information about
> a variation id, including phenotypes, genotypes and population studies.
> Full details of the new release can be found here:
> https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/Change-log
>
> The rate limit has been increased, allowing up to 15 requests per second.
>
> The current beta server, beta.rest.ensembl.org, will remain active until
> release 76, scheduled for end of July.
>
> We encourage you to follow the guidelines on our wiki (
> https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/1.0-To-2.0-Migration)
> <https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/1.0-To-2.0-Migration> to
> update your scripts to use the new version before beta is retired.
>
> If you are new to REST, please use our wiki (
> https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki)
> <https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki> to get started.
>
>
> Regards,
> Magali
>
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