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titleExample NBIA Search with Authentication REST API Query


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curl -H "Authorization:Bearer cd2b2895-85d0-49c5-bd75-804f162da942" -k "https://services.cancerimagingarchive.net/nbia-api/services/v2/getModalityValues?Collection=TCGA-BRCA"


Note: Use To accommodate special characters, use double quotes on Windows and single quotes on Mac and Linux.

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Access to any NBIA Advanced REST API requires an access token. A request for an access token takes the following structure. Note that USER should be your TCIA username and PASSWORD should be your TCIA password.

Note: To accommodate special characters, use double quotes on Windows and single quotes on Mac and Linux.

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titleStructure of a Request for a Token
curl -v -d "username=USER&password=PASSWORD&client_id=NBIA&grant_type=password" -k https://services.cancerimagingarchive.net/nbia-api/oauth/token

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