[ensembl-dev] Access to the development version of the Ensembl REST API

[Andy Yates]

Dear Ramiro,

As Kieron says we do appreciate your enthusiasm but we are not in a position to give out timeframes. This is for a few reasons:

- The new REST API will primarily support in direct support of the new website and as such is led by its development
- Components of the API will be delivered once they are ready and opened to public viewing/usage in the same way we have done with the new website
- I do not want to provide timelines that prove to be incorrect and misleading. I don't believe this helps anyone

I am sorry this is not the answer you wanted. The current REST and Perl APIs will continue to be our primary method of accessing Ensembl data from non-flat file methods for the timeframes you've detailed below.

Andy

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> On 17 Dec 2019, at 16:29, Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kieron,
> 
> Thank you for your quick response.
> 
> Do you have any idea when that might be? In six months from now? One year from now? Can you give me just a ballpark figure?
> 
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 16:22, Kieron Taylor <ktaylor at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
> Dear Ramiro,
> 
> I expect there will be a public beta of our new web services as they mature, but it's early days. The best we can do at the moment is take note of your contact details and reach out when we get to point of wanting user testing. Your enthusiasm is most welcome!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Kieron
> 
> 
> Kieron Taylor PhD.
> Ensembl Developer
> 
> EMBL, European Bioinformatics Institute
> 
> 
> 
> > On 17 Dec 2019, at 16:04, Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Any update on this?
> > 
> > Thank you!
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Ramiro Magno
> > 
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 at 08:06
> > Subject: Access to the development version of the Ensembl REST API
> > To: Ensembl developers list <dev at ensembl.org>
> > 
> > 
> > Hi devs,
> > 
> > I am one of the users of the Ensembl REST API.
> > 
> > In a recent email you mentioned that you are working on a new version of the REST API. As I am very interested in developing an R package to access the API, would it be possible to have me in the loop?
> > 
> > Perhaps have access to the development version of the new API such that I could develop the client along with it?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Ramiro Magno
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