Question about programmatic access to site for Integrated Genome Browser

[Nowlan Freese]

Previously the Integrated Genome Browser was able to access the UCSC genome browser website programmatically. For example we would make a request to: 

https://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?pix=800&db=hg19&position=chr1:6203693-6206373

However, our software is no longer able to make successful requests. In the FAQ (https://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQdownloads.html#CAPTCHA) it looks like we would now need to append an API key. Since the Integrated Genome Browser software is open source I am wondering if there is a way for us to generate an API key that we could include with the software? Or could our software be whitelisted so it can make requests?

Thank you!

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Nowlan Freese, PhD | Research Assistant Professor
UNC Charlotte | Bioinformatics and Genomics
150 North Research campus Dr | Kannapolis, NC 28081
nfreese@charlotte.edu | charlotte.edu