# Rat Genome Database REST API

**Provider:** Medical College of Wisconsin
**Category:** developer
**Base URL:** `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws`
**Auth:** none — `# No auth required`
**Rate Limit:** See documentation
**Free Tier:** Yes — [object Object]
**Pricing:** Free tier available (freemium)
**Docs:** https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/swagger-ui.html

## Description

Bioinformatics REST API for the Rat Genome Database providing programmatic access to genomic annotations, gene data, QTL, and disease association records.

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/genes/{speciesTypeKey}/all` | Get all genes for a species |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/genes/{geneKey}` | Get gene details by key |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/genes/symbol/{symbol}/{speciesTypeKey}` | Get gene by symbol |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/diseases/{diseaseId}/genes/{speciesTypeKey}` | Get genes associated with a disease |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/qtls/mapped/{speciesTypeKey}/{mapKey}` | Get mapped QTLs for a species |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/variants/{speciesTypeKey}/{mapKey}` | Get variants |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/strains/{speciesTypeKey}` | Get strains for a species |
| GET | `https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/ontologies/{accId}` | Get ontology term by accession ID |

## Authentication

No authentication required

```
# No auth required
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl 'https://rest.rgd.mcw.edu/rgdws/genes/symbol/Brca1/3'
```

## Sample Response

```json
[{"geneKey":68054,"symbol":"Brca1","name":"BRCA1 DNA repair associated","speciesTypeKey":3}]
```

## Pricing Details

Free public API provided by the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/rat-genome-database/) — CC BY 4.0*