Hi Marco, You're looking for the tool build and show routes. Galaxy API: http://galaxy.readthedocs.org/en/master/api_doc.html#galaxy.webapps.galax... http://galaxy.readthedocs.org/en/master/api_doc.html#galaxy.webapps.galax... BioBlend: http://bioblend.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api_docs/galaxy/all.html#bioble... Cheers, Eric 2015-08-20 10:24 GMT-05:00 Marco Ocana <mocana(a)broadinstitute.org&gt;: > Hi, > > I am working on writing some code that would allow for remotely executing > jobs and workflows in Galaxy. > Looking through the docs and examples that I have encountered, we are > able to run specific tools if we know what are the inputs needed. > Does the API (plain REST, bioblend, blend4j) allow for discovering what > are the inputs needed to execute a specific tool? > I'd be interested in things like argument name, type, label, description. > And in the case where the input parameter is restricted to a number of > options (e.g., pulldown selections), can I obtain those that would be > available from the web pages? File types? etc. > > Big plus if we can find out similar information on the available output > result. > > Thanks > > Marco > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Please keep all replies on the list by using "reply all" > in your mail client. To manage your subscriptions to this > and other Galaxy lists, please use the interface at: > https://lists.galaxyproject.org/ > > To search Galaxy mailing lists use the unified search at: > http://galaxyproject.org/search/mailinglists/ > -- Eric Rasche Programmer II Center for Phage Technology Rm 312A, BioBio Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 404-692-2048 esr(a)tamu.edu