# Data Access **URL:** https://help.anvilproject.org/c/data-access/9.md [Latest](https://help.anvilproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://help.anvilproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://help.anvilproject.org/tags.md) --- ## [FAQs and About the Data Access Category](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/faqs-and-about-the-data-access-category/219)
**Author:** [@Javier-CP](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Javier-CP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/faqs-and-about-the-data-access-category/219 "2024-09-13T17:43:57Z")
Having trouble finding or accessing data on AnVIL? The Data Access category is the place to ask questions and find solutions if you need help locating or gaining access to a file or dataset. Check out our FAQs below. I… --- ## [Request for Guidance on Accessing GTEx v9 Long-Read Data as an Unaffiliated Researcher](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/request-for-guidance-on-accessing-gtex-v9-long-read-data-as-an-unaffiliated-researcher/424)
**Author:** [@Sharmin\_Aktar](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Sharmin_Aktar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/request-for-guidance-on-accessing-gtex-v9-long-read-data-as-an-unaffiliated-researcher/424 "2026-09-24T11:13:20Z")
Dear AnVIL Support Team, I am writing to kindly ask for guidance regarding access to the GTEx v9 long-read data available through the AnVIL workspace: I am currently an unaffiliated researcher based in Bangladesh and… --- ## [Data access for phs003444](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/data-access-for-phs003444/415)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Misek](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Sean_Misek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/data-access-for-phs003444/415 "2026-08-31T17:35:53Z")
Hello! I am trying to access the data for dbGaP phs003444, which is distributed through AnVIL. I can see in dbGaP that I am granted access, but when I log in to AnVIL it says that I don’t have access. One potential iss… --- ## [Data Access Request to phs002973](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/data-access-request-to-phs002973/408)
**Author:** [@Yusuf\_Tamer](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Yusuf_Tamer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/data-access-request-to-phs002973/408 "2026-08-06T14:14:51Z")
Good morning, We have been trying to access GTAC study data(phs002973). Our PI in the project (cc’d -George Oliver) has been appearing in the authorized requestors list(#5). I will lead the downloading effort. Is it pos… --- ## [Accessing data from Europe](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/accessing-data-from-europe/404)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Kuhlwilm](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Martin_Kuhlwilm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/accessing-data-from-europe/404 "2026-06-12T18:12:38Z")
Hello, I have approval to data access from NCBI dbGaP. Now I want to access the data, and I’m instructed to create an account on Terra and connect to the external identity with eRA. However, this does not work, as it see… --- ## [Question about AnVIL setup and cost for dbGaP phs000933](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/question-about-anvil-setup-and-cost-for-dbgap-phs000933/398)
**Author:** [@Emily](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Emily)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/question-about-anvil-setup-and-cost-for-dbgap-phs000933/398 "2026-06-03T14:48:21Z")
Hello, I am working on a dbGaP request for phs000933 and plan to use AnVIL as the cloud environment. Could you please advise on the setup steps, estimated storage/compute costs, and whether phs000933 can be accessed th… --- ## [Request: RNA transcript sequence as additional AnVIL reference data](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/request-rna-transcript-sequence-as-additional-anvil-reference-data/373)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Love](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Michael_Love)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/request-rna-transcript-sequence-as-additional-anvil-reference-data/373 "2026-06-01T19:13:22Z")
In an AnVIL workspace, it’s very convenient to be able to pull in Reference Data by specifying a name e.g. “hg38”, which then provides convenient access to files such as “Homo\_sapiens\_assembly38.fasta”. It would be grea… --- ## [AnVIL Controlled-Access Data Users Must Transition to Login.gov or ID.me for NIH Authentication](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/anvil-controlled-access-data-users-must-transition-to-login-gov-or-id-me-for-nih-authentication/372)
**Author:** [@nakucher](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/nakucher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/anvil-controlled-access-data-users-must-transition-to-login-gov-or-id-me-for-nih-authentication/372 "2026-02-19T21:16:52Z")
As part of new federal government security policies, Terra is required to integrate with the NIH Researcher Authentication Service (RAS) for identity proofing and enhanced security. In order to link your NIH authorizatio… --- ## [Gaining access to and processing dbGaP datasets which are unavailable on Anvil Data Explorer](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gaining-access-to-and-processing-dbgap-datasets-which-are-unavailable-on-anvil-data-explorer/366)
**Author:** [@nuwan](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/nuwan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gaining-access-to-and-processing-dbgap-datasets-which-are-unavailable-on-anvil-data-explorer/366 "2026-01-07T16:27:34Z")
Is there a recommended process for accessing datasets that are not available on AnVIL? For example, let’s say I want to process eMerge PGx data on the AnVIL and I have approval for the dataset. Currently, that data is no… --- ## [Phs003067 data access](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/phs003067-data-access/364)
**Author:** [@ddvo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/ddvo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/phs003067-data-access/364 "2025-12-12T18:38:24Z")
Hi, our lab has been granted access to the phs003067.v2.p2 accession but we are unable to access the data through Terra and AnVIL. From other posts in the forum, it appears that this might be an issue with the data also … --- ## [How to download data to institutional cluster](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-to-download-data-to-institutional-cluster/359)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Au](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Wesley_Au)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-to-download-data-to-institutional-cluster/359 "2025-11-17T15:20:26Z")
I’m wondering if there is functionality to download data that I have access to to my institutional cluster using the metadata file. --- ## [dbGaP access - sequencing data](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-access-sequencing-data/289)
**Author:** [@AKKB](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/AKKB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-access-sequencing-data/289 "2025-08-25T15:33:39Z")
Hello We are seeking access to sequencing data from a set of iPSCs provided by the California’s Stem Cell Agency (CIRM), which are available through your database. Recently, we had our request for data access approved … --- ## [Phs003067 data availability](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/phs003067-data-availability/277)
**Author:** [@Dietmar](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Dietmar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/phs003067-data-availability/277 "2025-03-11T16:10:05Z")
On the dbGaP website, Anvil is listed as storing the molecular dataset phs003067. However, I am unable to find it. I understand that access is required to view the actual data, but I would at least expect to see a refere… --- ## [dbGaP data access not showing up on the TERRA workspaces](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-data-access-not-showing-up-on-the-terra-workspaces/265)
**Author:** [@salim\_megat](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/salim_megat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-data-access-not-showing-up-on-the-terra-workspaces/265 "2025-02-27T16:10:08Z")
Hi, I have been granted access to the phs003067.v1.p1 2 weeks ago but when I linked the NIH account to the TERRA account I do not see the datasets that I am supposed to have access to. Attached you’ll find the datasets… --- ## [dbGap controlled data access](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-controlled-data-access/236)
**Author:** [@Oyomoare](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Oyomoare)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-controlled-data-access/236 "2025-02-13T15:11:24Z")
Hello, I followed instructions on this page to access a controlled dbGap dataset via AnVIL, including getting my data access request approved by dbGap, and linking my eRA commons account to my terra account: Requesting … --- ## [dbGap controlled data access for data analyst](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-controlled-data-access-for-data-analyst/245)
**Author:** [@matthew](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/matthew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/dbgap-controlled-data-access-for-data-analyst/245 "2024-12-12T18:26:31Z")
Hi, If the PI of a lab has been granted access to controlled data (GTEx), can a data analyst gain access to the terra workspace and google cloud bucket? In the data analyst section of this tutorial (section 3.4) it is… --- ## [Gen3.theanvil.io 502 bad gatway](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gen3-theanvil-io-502-bad-gatway/228)
**Author:** [@zhang616](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/zhang616)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/gen3-theanvil-io-502-bad-gatway/228 "2024-10-22T12:22:17Z")
Hi, I am trying to explore some GTEx data from https://gen3.theanvil.io/explorer, as gtex-v8-free-egress-instructions guided, but recently, we cant access this data with gen3-client, its report a network error, and we a… --- ## [Use service account to access data in AnVIL\_GTEx\_V8\_hg38 workspace](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/use-service-account-to-access-data-in-anvil-gtex-v8-hg38-workspace/202)
**Author:** [@Roderic\_Guigo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Roderic_Guigo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/use-service-account-to-access-data-in-anvil-gtex-v8-hg38-workspace/202 "2024-08-02T14:54:05Z")
Hi all, we are planning to perform some analyses on GCP using the BAM files from the AnVIL\_GTEx\_V8\_hg38 workspace (terra-6c7f2bca). We have access to the files with our gmail account linked to Terra (the same I am using… --- ## [How do I retrieve access to a specific dataset?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-do-i-retrieve-access-to-a-specific-dataset/187)
**Author:** [@Naoko](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Naoko)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-do-i-retrieve-access-to-a-specific-dataset/187 "2024-01-10T15:01:21Z")
Hello, How do I retrieve access to a specific dataset offered on AnVIL? Thank you. --- ## [Unfound dataset from dbGaP](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/unfound-dataset-from-dbgap/149)
**Author:** [@lichunyu](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/lichunyu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/unfound-dataset-from-dbgap/149 "2023-03-17T14:48:39Z")
Hello, I was approved by dbGap to access the dataset phs001585.v3.p1. Based on information in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?study\_id=phs001585.v3.p1#restricted-access-section , the raw sequ… --- ## [Finding a specific reference file for GTEx](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/finding-a-specific-reference-file-for-gtex/112)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/finding-a-specific-reference-file-for-gtex/112 "2022-04-01T18:34:01Z")
Hi, I’m trying to replicate the GTEx RNA-Seq pipeline (gtex-pipeline/rnaseq at master · broadinstitute/gtex-pipeline · GitHub). It requires an RSEM reference file that I cannot find in the GTEx workspace, or Gen3. It’… --- ## [Error message: Bucket is a requester pays bucket but no user project provided](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/error-message-bucket-is-a-requester-pays-bucket-but-no-user-project-provided/107)
**Author:** [@Ignazio\_Piras](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/Ignazio_Piras)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/error-message-bucket-is-a-requester-pays-bucket-but-no-user-project-provided/107 "2022-02-24T19:58:21Z")
Good morning, I was approved by dbGap to access the dataset phs002004. However, the genotypic data are not available on dbGap but on \[Datasets - AnVIL Data Explorer\] I am able to see the datasets in my Terra workspace… --- ## [Public dissemination of derived data on AnVIL?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/public-dissemination-of-derived-data-on-anvil/53)
**Author:** [@melissacline](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/melissacline)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/public-dissemination-of-derived-data-on-anvil/53 "2021-09-14T17:17:41Z")
Hi folks, I have data in one of my workspaces that I’d like to make publicly-accessible, for API access for users outside of AnVIL. The data is summary-level variant interpretation evidence, to be integrated into ClinG… --- ## [Best practice for sharing data and compute with students in a class](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/best-practice-for-sharing-data-and-compute-with-students-in-a-class/31)
**Author:** [@lwaldron](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/lwaldron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/best-practice-for-sharing-data-and-compute-with-students-in-a-class/31 "2021-03-01T15:10:14Z")
What are best practices for providing free compute and sharing data+course materials students in a class, for the duration of a semester? I’ve started out, and so far I am using git to distribute materials (which seemed… --- ## [How can I use GTEx BAM files in Jupyter notebook?](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-use-gtex-bam-files-in-jupyter-notebook/20)
**Author:** [@edmundotogo](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/edmundotogo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-use-gtex-bam-files-in-jupyter-notebook/20 "2021-02-18T23:23:38Z")
I am having issues accessing GTEx data files from the Jupyter notebook option in Terra. I’ve been following this documentation, but have been unsuccessful: https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360046617372-Analy…