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# API Reference

### Concepts

* Each API uses the same [authentication mechanism](authentication.html).
* Resources in requests and responses adhere to a [common structure](resources.html).
* API transactions use common [REST methods](methods.html).
* API transactions are subject to a [permission model](permission-model.html).
* [Job tasks](job-task.html) use some special API features.

### Resources

* ApiClients
* ApiClientAuthorizations
* [Collections](Collections.html)
* Files
* [Jobs](Jobs.html)
* [JobTasks](JobTasks.html)
* [Links](Links.html)
* Logs
* People
* PipelineTemplates
* PipelineInstances
* Groups
* Specimens
* Traits
* Users
* Variants
* VariantAnnotations
* VariantCalls