RSAT - Network Analysis Tools - Web Services

The Regulatory Sequence Analysis Tools and Network Analysis Tools are accessible via SOAP/WSDL Web Services.

Web Services offer a programmatic interface for running the tools from a remote computer, and combining them with other similar services. Using RSAT via Web Services allows to automatize repetitive tasks.

• The WSDL describes the services offered by RSAT. This is the primary programmatic interface for the web clients.
• Full description of the available Web Services and their options

How to use RSAT web services ?

• A protocol with detailed documentation of each programming step (Perl example).
  Sand, O., Thomas-Chollier, M., Vervisch, E. and van Helden, J. (2008) Analyzing multiple data sets by interconnecting RSAT programs via SOAP Web services-an example with ChIP-chip data. Nat Protoc, 3, 1604-1615. Pubmed 18802441

The PERL code itself might be outdated by now, but the general information on Web services are still valid and constitute a good introduction for beginners.
• Tutorial at ECCB 2014 with beginner example in Python
• Examples of client programs in
  
  
  • Perl
    The simplest clients use the module XML::Compile::WSDL11, which creates on the fly the stubb (client-side of the code needed to interact with the WSDL).
    [matrix-scan] [matrix-scan with email outpout] [fetch sequences from UCSC]
    For long jobs, we recommend using the Web services in an asynchronous way : the first call outputs a ticket. This ticket is used to monitor the job. When the job is finished, the same ticket is used to retrieve the results.
    [matrix-scan with ticket] [Monitor] [Get result] [Monitor and get results]
    
    
  • Python
    We use suds module for Python clients.
    [fetch sequences from UCSC][matrix-scan]
    
    
  • Java

• Additional documented examples of implementations.

For information request, please contact Olivier Sand

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The development of the RSATWS initiative was supported by the BioSapiens Network of excellence funded under the sixth Framework programme of the European Communities (LSHG-CT-2003-503265).