Profile
Overview of the Profile page on the BDC-Gen3
The Profile page contains two sections: API keys and Project access.
Profile page with an active key and access to projects To download large amounts of data, an API key will be required as a part of the . To create a key on your local machine, click Create API key, which will activate the following pop-up window:
Click Download json to save the credential file to your local machine. After completion, a new entry will appear in the API key(s) section of the Profile page. It will display the API key key_id and the expiration date (one month after the key creation). The user should delete the key after it has expired. If for any reason a user feels that their API key has been compromised, the key should be deleted before subsequently creating a new one.
This section of the Profile page lists the projects and the methods of access for the data within in the BDC-Gen3 system. If you do not see access to a specific study, check that you have been granted access within . If access has been granted for over a week, contact the BDC Help Desk: bdcat-support@datacommons.io
