In addition to the console interface, the CURIO™ platform also provides a set of APIs that can be used to access the system programmatically.

All of the APIs require an "API Key" to be provided when you try to perform an operation, and your account can have multiple API keys associated with it. Any request that you make to the API with one of your keys then inherits the same access permissions that your account has within the system. You therefore want to treat your API keys sensitively, and ensure they are only stored in secure locations.

To manage the API keys associated with your account, you'll need to click on the menu next to your name on the top-left side of the screen and then choose the "Account Settings" option.

On the account settings dialog you can see a list of the API keys that are currently associated with your account, as well as an option to rename or delete the keys.

The name you assign to your key is for your organizational purposes only, and has no other effect on the system. We therefore recommend that you create a unique key for the different primary purposes you use them for, and name them in a fashion that will help you remember (e.g. "My Laptop API Key", "Sequence Lab Data Upload Key", etc.)

If at some point you no longer want the key to be used, you can simply delete the key from your account settings screen and it will then no longer function.

Your account can have multiple API keys associated with it, and to generate a new key simply click the "Create API Key" button. After the new key is generated a dialog message will appear that shows a string of characters in bold which represents the key.

You'll then want to copy that key to a safe location, as after you close the dialog you'll no longer be able to access the key's value via the console. If you you lose the key, you can always simply return to this same screen and generate a new one.

Most of the APIs require the unique identifier of a project (i.e. the "Project Id") to be included as one of the arguments when performing various operations.

To access the id of any of your projects, first navigate to the project within the console, and then choose the "Options -> Edit Project Info" or "Options -> View Project Info" menu option in the upper-right hand corner.

Once you have an API key, a set of web-service APIs are available that will allow you to programmatically perform various activities from the command line or using your programming language of choice.

Full technical details on the APIs can be found here, and a Swagger interface is also available. Alternative clients can also be generated via the platform's API specification, using various tools such as this one.