<p>When I view the Public Data Portal page for a specific BOLD BIN, I get some useful metadata, including BIN Details (the image below is from <a href="https://boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_BarcodeCluster?clusteruri=BOLD:AAY6879" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this BIN</a>):</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1oVuE3Lo.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1oVuE3Lo.png" alt="Screenshot of BIN Details for BOLD:AAY6879" /></a></p>
<p>I would like to be able to compile and download this data for a list of BINs, like for example, all the BINs associated with the Family Braconidae. I could not find a way to do this through the BOLD website. Is there a tool or an API plugin that would allow me to do this? This is not strictly a bioinformatics question, so if there is a stackexchange that is better suited I can move it there.</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>To be specific, I would like to know the minimum, maximum, and mean distance within a given set of BINs, and the distance between those BINs their nearest neighbours, as is displayed in the image above.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Y.</p>

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2024-07-31T11:16:14.277Z
What do you need exactly? Yes, the site has APIs, see https://boldsystems.org/index.php/api_home but you need to show us _exactly_ what fields you want in order for us to be able to answer.
terdon
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2024-08-01T16:24:36.000Z
Thanks @terdon , I have edited the question to include specific details.
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Extracting metadata for a list of BOLD BINs
# Extracting metadata for a list of BOLD BINs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-30)

When I view the Public Data Portal page for a specific BOLD BIN, I get some useful metadata, including BIN Details (the image below is from [this BIN](https://boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_BarcodeCluster?clusteruri=BOLD:AAY6879)):

[![Screenshot of BIN Details for BOLD:AAY6879](https://i.sstatic.net/1oVuE3Lo.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1oVuE3Lo.png)

I would like to be able to compile and download this data for a list of BINs, like for example, all the BINs associated with the Family Braconidae. I could not find a way to do this through the BOLD website. Is there a tool or an API plugin that would allow me to do this? This is not strictly a bioinformatics question, so if there is a stackexchange that is better suited I can move it there.

Edit:

To be specific, I would like to know the minimum, maximum, and mean distance within a given set of BINs, and the distance between those BINs their nearest neighbours, as is displayed in the image above.

Thanks,

Y.

**Tags:** public-databases
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you need exactly? Yes, the site has APIs, see https://boldsystems.org/index.php/api_home but you need to show us _exactly_ what fields you want in order for us to be able to answer.  
> **username_0**: Thanks @terdon , I have edited the question to include specific details.  

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