Documentation

Getting Started

Welcome to the Synapse docs site! This site exists to help you make the most of your experience using Synapse. Whether you’re new to Synapse, or an experienced…
About Synapse

Synapse is a collaborative research platform that helps you and your team share, organize, and discuss your scientific research. Whether you are part of a smal…
Synapse Governance

Synapse governance is an essential component of the Synapse platform; it is a system of policies, procedures, and tools for managing and protecting data in Syn…
Navigating Synapse

If you’re new to Synapse, you may be looking for an overview of the site structure and components. Your main point of entry into Synapse activity will likely b…
Sage Offerings

Note: Are you preparing a data management plan as part of a grant proposal (for example for the NIH or NSF)? Sage can help you develop a data management and sh…
Finding and Downloading Data

You can find and download files from the Synapse web interface or by using one of the programmatic clients. If you are downloading files from the web, you can …
Uploading and Organizing Data

Need to upload data to Synapse? This section will cover how to do so in an organized and efficient manner so that your data can be easily accessed, downloaded,…
Curating Data

While Synapse’s organizational tools (folders, tables, etc.) are used for uploading and managing data, there are also tools for curating and viewing your own d…
Citing Data

Synapse has several useful tools to cite data so you can properly attribute your work. Mint a digital object identifier (DOI) to fully integrate publications a…
Collaborating in Synapse

Synapse is a collaborative platform. There are a couple useful features you can use to communicate with others on Synapse: discussion forums and teams. Discuss…
API Clients and Documentation

What Are API Clients? An API client is a tool that lets you talk to Synapse using your computer’s “programming language” instead of clicking around in the web …
Challenges

Challenges are open science, collaborative competitions for evaluating and comparing computational algorithms or solutions to problems. Synapse can be used to …
Cloud Computing

Synapse provides physical storage for files using Amazon S3, however, you can configure your own custom storage locations as well. For example, data files can …
Use Cases

We’ve created this docs site to include all of the information and instructions you may need to effectively use Synapse. However, the information is separated …
Glossary

Browse the glossary to learn more about terms and definitions commonly used throughout Synapse. ACT Abbreviation for the Synapse Access and Compliance Team, a …
Help

This documentation site is designed to help you use Synapse. If you’ve explored the site and find you still have unanswered questions, try these other options:…