Research & Grey LiteratureDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Human Protein Atlas (downloads and per-entry data)

Human genes and proteins, released in numbered versions

Freeauth: noneCC-BY-4.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree downloads and per-entry data; no key.
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Commercial use?: YesCC-BY-4.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: CC BY 4.0 for all copyrightable parts of the HPA database; integrated third-party resources keep their own licences (listed on the licence page).
Required attribution: Required under CC BY 4.0: credit the Human Protein Atlas.

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// Overview

Human Protein Atlas (downloads and per-entry data)

The Human Protein Atlas maps where human proteins are expressed across tissues, cells and cancers. Search results can be downloaded as XML, RDF, TSV or JSON, single gene entries are available as XML, TSV or JSON, and bulk files are listed on the download page.

Coverage

Human genes and proteins, released in numbered versions. Formats per the download page: XML, RDF, TSV and JSON for search results; XML, TSV or JSON for a single entry.

Good for

#research-grey-literature#biology#proteins#genomics#api

Verdict

A reference source for protein expression and localisation, to pair with uniprot-rest-api. Licence: CC-BY-4.0: the licence page says "The Human Protein Atlas is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License for all copyrightable parts of our database." and links the 4.0 licence. Data taken from other resources keeps those resources' own terms, which the licence page lists. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free downloads and per-entry data; no key.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	CC-BY-4.0
License note	CC BY 4.0 for all copyrightable parts of the HPA database; integrated third-party resources keep their own licences (listed on the licence page).
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Human Protein Atlas (downloads and per-entry data)
slug: human-protein-atlas
category: Research & Grey Literature
domain: Research & Grey Literature
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/human-protein-atlas
providerUrl: https://www.proteinatlas.org/about/download
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free downloads and per-entry data; no key.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.proteinatlas.org/about/download
coverage: Human genes and proteins, released in numbered versions. Formats per the download page: XML, RDF, TSV and JSON for search results; XML, TSV or JSON for a single entry.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.proteinatlas.org/about/download
https://www.proteinatlas.org/about/licence
tasks: research-grey-literature
biology
proteins
genomics
api
license: CC-BY-4.0
licenseUrl: https://www.proteinatlas.org/about/licence
licenseNote: CC BY 4.0 for all copyrightable parts of the HPA database; integrated third-party resources keep their own licences (listed on the licence page).
attribution: Required under CC BY 4.0: credit the Human Protein Atlas.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "human-protein-atlas"
    }
  }
}

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// The same record over MCP

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