Data Client¶

data-client is the Gen3-facing CLI for three common tasks:

• configure a profile for a commons
• upload or download data
• manage collaborator access requests

The current docs below are organized around the commands that exist in the binary today, not the older Gen3 client workflow.

Typical Flow¶

1. Configure a profile with credentials and API endpoint.
2. Check what access that profile has.
3. Upload or download data.
4. Manage collaborator requests when project access needs to change.

Command Areas¶

• Authentication: profile setup and access checks
• Data Management: upload, multipart upload, retry, and download commands
• Access Requests: collaborator request workflows

First-Time Setup¶

Profiles are stored in ~/.gen3/gen3_client_config.ini.

./data-client configure \
  --profile=mycommons \
  --cred=credentials.json \
  --apiendpoint=https://data.mycommons.org

After that, most commands just need --profile=mycommons.