UCSC session track using BigWig files on Zenodo

[Francesco Gandolfi]

Dear UCSC team,

I am writing to you for assistance regarding an issue with accessing BigWig files, currently deposited on Zenodo under restricted access, within the UCSC Genome Browser.

We need to share a UCSC session of these BigWig files with external reviewers for a manuscript currently under peer-review. The challenge we are facing is that, due to the restricted access settings on Zenodo, the UCSC Genome Browser is unable to retrieve and visualize these BigWig files. Consequently, the shared UCSC session appears as shown at the following link. 

The point is that we would need to maintain the Zenodo record under restricted access until the associated manuscript is officially published. Unfortunately, my current understanding is that the only way to successfully visualize the UCSC session is to set the Zenodo record to 'public/open' status.

Could you please advise if there is any solution or alternative workflow that would allow reviewers to access our BigWig files via a UCSC session while the Zenodo record remains under restricted access? 

Thanks a lot for the help.

Best regards

Francesco