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<div class="pre-content"><div><div class="bk_prnt"><p class="small">NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.</p><p>SRA Knowledge Base [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US); 2011-. </p></div><div class="messagearea bk_noprnt" style="margin-bottom:1.3846em "><ul class="messages"><li class="warn icon"><span class="icon">This publication is provided for historical reference only and the information may be out of date.</span></li></ul></div><div class="bk_prnt"><p style="color:red;"><strong>This publication is provided for historical reference only and the information may be out of date.</strong></p></div></div></div>
<div class="main-content lit-style" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div class="meta-content fm-sec"><h1 id="_NBK569230_"><span class="title" itemprop="name">Downloading data from the SRA website</span></h1><p class="contrib-group"><h4>Authors</h4><span itemprop="author">Sequence Read Archive Submissions Staff</span>.</p><p class="small">Created: <span itemprop="datePublished">August 22, 2011</span>; Last Update: <span itemprop="dateModified">March 18, 2014</span>.</p><p><em>Estimated reading time: 2 minutes</em></p></div><div class="body-content whole_rhythm" itemprop="text"><ul class="simple-list"><li><h4>General Information</h4></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.overview">Overview</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.what_is_aspera_connect">What is Aspera Connect?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.which_version_of_asper">Which version of Aspera Connect Software do I need? Do all versions work equally well?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.when_should_i_use_aspe">When should I use Aspera Connect to download SRA data, and when should I use the Aspera secure copy (ascp) command line program?</a></p></li></ul><ul class="simple-list"><li><h4>Using the Aspera Connect Web Plugin Software</h4></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.downloading_and_config">Downloading and configuring Aspera Connect</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#download_data_SRA.do_i_need_to_supply_an">Do I need to supply an ID or code key to use Aspera Connect web software to download NCBI data?</a></p></li></ul><div id="download_data_SRA.General_Information"><h2 id="_download_data_SRA_General_Information_">General Information</h2><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.overview">Overview</h4><blockquote><p>SRA data may be downloaded using HTTP, FTP, or the Aspera Connect plugin. The easiest way to acquire SRA data is to (1) <a href="/sra/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">search</a> for data sets of interest, (2) click on an Experiment of interest from the results to learn more, (3) click on one of the &#x0201c;SRR&#x0201d; accessions that comprise the experiment (this will lead you to the <a href="http://trace.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/sra/sra.cgi?view=run_browser" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">SRA Run Browser</a>), and (4) click on the &#x0201c;Download&#x0201d; tab for this data set. You will be presented with the option to download the individual data set (&#x0201c;Run&#x0201d;), all related datasets within the same Experiment, and all data for the entire Study. HTTP, FTP, and Aspera links can be directly accessed through a web browser on this page. Please note that download via Aspera requires installation of the free <a href="http://downloads.asperasoft.com/download_connect/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Connect</a> plugin. FTP links may be directly copied into a FTP client for browsing or download, if you prefer.</p></blockquote></div><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.what_is_aspera_connect">What is Aspera Connect?</h4><blockquote><p>Aspera Connect is a free software package that allows you to transfer data files using a browser plugin or a command line program called ascp (Aspera secure copy) on Linux, Windows, and Macintosh operating systems.</p><p>The Aspera Connect Fast And Secure Protocol (fasp) uses a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">User Datagram Protoccol</a> (UDP) rather than the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Transmission Control Protocol</a> (TCP) used by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">File Transfer Protocol</a> (FTP) &#x02014; making Aspera much faster than FTP, so a transfer over a long distance is less likely to end in the middle of the transmission.</p><p>When you want to systematically download a large number of files, use the ascp command line program that is included in the <a href="http://www.asperasoft.com/en/products/client_software_2/aspera_connect_8" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Connect download</a> instead of the Aspera Connect web plugin.</p><p>Some important Aspera Connect Features:</p><ul><li class="half_rhythm"><div>The ability to restart if your data transfer is interrupted midstream</div></li><li class="half_rhythm"><div>Will run as a lower priority task if there is other data traffic on your network connections to avoid starving other protocols that you have running.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm"><div>Effective throughput up to 600 Mbps to a single site.</div></li></ul></blockquote></div><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.which_version_of_asper">Which version of Aspera Connect Software do I need? Do all versions work equally well?</h4><blockquote><p>Make sure you are running a current version of <a href="http://downloads.asperasoft.com/download_connect/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Connect</a>. If you experience any transfer problems or find that your transfer speed is below what you expect, update to the most recent version of Aspera Connect when you trouble-shoot your transfer problem.</p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><ul><li class="half_rhythm"><div>There is no time limit on your Aspera Connect key; you can use it for downloading SRA data as long as NCBI/SRA contracts with Aspera.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm"><div>When you download the Aspera Software, be sure you are downloading the <a href="http://www.asperasoft.com/download_connect/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Connect <i>Client Software</i></a>, rather than the Aspera Connect <i>Server Software</i>.</div></li></ul></blockquote></div><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.when_should_i_use_aspe">When should I use Aspera Connect to download SRA data, and when should I use the Aspera secure copy (ascp) command line program?</h4><blockquote><p>Use Aspera Connect if you want to download files through an internet browser. If you want programmatically download of a large number of files, use the ascp command-line program.</p></blockquote></div></div><div id="download_data_SRA.Using_the_Aspera_Conne"><h2 id="_download_data_SRA_Using_the_Aspera_Conne_">Using the Aspera Connect Web Plugin Software</h2><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.downloading_and_config">Downloading and configuring Aspera Connect</h4><blockquote><ul><li class="half_rhythm"><div>Download Aspera Connect <a href="http://downloads.asperasoft.com/download_connect/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">here</a>.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm"><div>Instructions for installing and configuring the Aspera Connect web plugin software are in the SRA <a href="/books/NBK242625/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Transfer Guide</a>.</div></li></ul><p><b>Note:</b> It is important to properly configure Aspera Connect, as the default transfer speed is only 10 Mbps. Please see the &#x0201c;Aspera Connect Configuration&#x0201d; section of the <a href="/books/NBK242625/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Aspera Transfer Guide</a> for more information.</p><p><b>Note</b>: Once you download Aspera Connect, it will run in the background so that when you click to download a file, the Aspera fasp protocol will automatically take precedence above the FTP protocol for your file transfer.</p><p><b>Note</b>: We do <b>not</b> recommend running more than 4 Aspera Connect download sessions simultaneously.</p></blockquote></div><div><h4 id="download_data_SRA.do_i_need_to_supply_an">Do I need to supply an ID or code key to use Aspera Connect web software to download NCBI data?</h4><blockquote><p>No. You do not need to supply an ID or code key. Since the key is already integrated into the software, when you click to download a file, the Aspera fasp protocol will start automatically.</p><p><b>Note</b>: Your Aspera Connect key does not expire, and you can use it to download SRA data as long as NCBI/SRA contracts with Aspera.</p></blockquote></div></div><div id="bk_toc_contnr"></div></div></div>
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