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- The TCIA REST APIs, originally developed using Project Bindaas with Emory University, do not require authentication but only allows access to public collections. The TCIA REST API Guide describes these APIs. Anyone may use these APIs without asking for an API key or secret, since they only access public collections.
- The National Biomedical Imaging Archive (NBIA) REST APIs power the search and download functions used in the TCIA radiology portal, and allow access to both public and private collections. The NBIA Search REST API Guide describes these APIs. In order to use these APIs, a developer must request a Client ID and Client Secret from the TCIA Help Desk, then use that Client ID and Client Secret to obtain an OAuth2 token. That token must be passed to the server in the https headers of API calls. This process is outlined in the guide.
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