| Stores, processes, explores and shares genomic data. This API implements |
| the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) v0.5.1 API as well as |
| several extensions. |
| |
| The Google Genomics API supports access via both |
| [JSON/REST](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/reference/rest) and |
| [gRPC](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/reference/rpc). JSON/REST is more |
| broadly available and is easier for getting started with Google Genomics; it |
| works well for small metadata resources (datasets, variant sets, read group |
| sets) and for browsing small genomic regions for datasets of any size. For |
| performant bulk data access (reads and variants), use gRPC. |
| |
| See also an [overview of genomic resources](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/v1/users-guide) |
| and an overview of [Genomics on Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/overview). |
