Behavioral Assay API endpoint

Table of contents

1. Fields
2. List view
3. Add
4. Detail
5. Change
6. Delete

Fields

Field	Description
id	UUID identificator formatted as a string
name	string [required] [max length: 50]
description	string [max length: 500]
setup_type	related environment type ID formatted as a string [required]
behavioral_paradigm	related behavioral paradigm ID formatted as a string [required]
licenses	list of related license IDs
is_public	boolean

List view

• Allowed portals: public, private
• Request method: GET
• URL: https://www.brainstem.org/api/private/personal_attributes/behavioralassay
• Data: None
• Responses: 200 OK; 403 Not allowed; 404 Not found

Use example (using Python API)

resp = client.load_model('behavioralassay')

Response example

{'behavioralassays': [
    {
        'id': 'febe36f7-4769-496d-bb91-6a8443214b94',
        'name': 'AlternationRunning',
        'description': 'Alternating running task',
        'setup_type': '531b2a21-ab1f-4aa8-8eaf-905421168d6b',
        'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
        'licenses': [],
        'is_public': False
    },
    {
        'id': 'f7bc834e-761c-4147-a3d4-da52293a565c',
        'name': 'ContinuousRunning',
        'description': 'Continuous running task',
        'setup_type': '8e9c4d33-f59c-45ca-8e43-f01789f20332',
        'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
        'licenses': [],
        'is_public': True
    }
]}

Public list responses also include a meta object (pagination/filter metadata).

Add

• Allowed portals: private
• Request method: POST
• URL: https://www.brainstem.org/api/private/personal_attributes/behavioralassay
• Data: JSON dictionary containing at least the required fields.
• Responses: 201 OK; 400 Bad request; 403 Not allowed; 404 Not found

Additional notes: both setup_type and behavioral_paradigm are required for create requests.

Use example (using Python API)

resp = client.save_model("behavioralassay",  data=
    {
        'name': 'PlayMarioKart',
        'description': 'Play Mario Kart on GameCube',
        'setup_type': '8e9c4d33-f59c-45ca-8e43-f01789f20332',
        'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
        'licenses': [],
    }
)

Response example

{'behavioralassay': {
    'id': '22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8',
    'name': 'PlayMarioKart',
    'description': 'Play Mario Kart on GameCube',
    'setup_type': '8e9c4d33-f59c-45ca-8e43-f01789f20332',
    'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
    'licenses': [],
    'is_public': False}
}

Detail

• Allowed portals: public, private
• Request method: GET
• URL: https://www.brainstem.org/api/private/personal_attributes/behavioralassay/<id>/
• Data: None
• Responses: 200 OK; 403 Not allowed; 404 Not found

Use example (using Python API)

resp = client.load_model('behavioralassay', id='22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8')

Response example

{'behavioralassay': {
    'id': '22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8',
    'name': 'PlayMarioKart',
    'description': 'Play Mario Kart on GameCube',
    'setup_type': '8e9c4d33-f59c-45ca-8e43-f01789f20332',
    'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
    'licenses': [],
    'is_public': False}
}

Change

• Allowed portals: private
• Request method: PATCH
• URL: https://www.brainstem.org/api/private/personal_attributes/behavioralassay/<id>/
• Data: dictionary containing the fields to be updated
• Responses: 200 OK; 400 Bad request; 403 Not allowed; 404 Not found

Use example (using Python API)

resp = client.save_model("behavioralassay", id="22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8", data={"description": "new text"})

Response example

{'behavioralassay': {
    'id': '22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8',
    'name': 'PlayMarioKart',
    'description': 'new text',
    'setup_type': '8e9c4d33-f59c-45ca-8e43-f01789f20332',
    'behavioral_paradigm': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
    'licenses': [],
    'is_public': False}
}

Delete

• Allowed portals: private
• Request method: DELETE
• URL: https://www.brainstem.org/api/private/personal_attributes/behavioralassay/<id>/
• Data: None
• Responses: 204 OK; 403 Not allowed; 404 Not found

Use example (using Python API)

resp = client.delete_model("behavioralassay", id="22ae80be-e030-4cee-9cd5-b94ac2edc7f8")