Upcoming changes to the 23andMe API Program

[Fc1345linville]

I received the following message by email today from 23andMe:

We're writing to let you know about changes we’re making to the 23andMe API program that may impact you.

Our records indicate that you (or someone within your shared account), chose to share your 23andMe results with one or more third-party apps via our 23andMe API. You can check to see which apps you've connected with in your 23andMe settings.

Moving forward, we’ve decided to restrict our API to only work with select applications that will use the data based on 23andMe reports to bring added value to your overall experience. Based on these changes, in two weeks, we will be disabling other apps' ability to access your data using the 23andMe API, and any features in those third-party apps that rely on your 23andMe data may no longer work.

If you would like any app to continue to have access to your 23andMe results during this transition period, you'll need to re-authorize the app to access your data. Please contact the developers of the specific apps if you have questions about specific integrations. We’re sorry for any inconveniences this might cause.

Sincerely,
The 23andMe API Team

What does this mean? No more Promothese uploads?

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[Stavia]

If you save your raw data on your computer, you can upload without doing it thru 23andme.


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[ru442]

What Stavia said... the API's allow 3rd party products (like promethease) to "connect" directly to 23andme and "grab" your data. I can see why they are removing this, as it can cause all kinds of security issues (i.e. someone could hack the API can start grabbing everyones DNA info).

[Tincup]

What Stavia says. I thought immediately after I got the test 4 years ago that I should download the raw data and archive it, in case it ever became unavailable (not that they are suggesting this now).

[Stavia]

What Stavia says. I thought immediately after I got the test 4 years ago that I should download the raw data and archive it, in case it ever became unavailable (not that they are suggesting this now).

Yup me too, day 1. It's been in my dropbox since then.

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[Fc1345linville]

Here's a follow up from Promethease that clarifies the options:

Hello from Promethease,

We have received many inquiries about a recent announcement made by direct-to-consumer genomics company 23andMe which we'd like to address.

For years 23andMe has been providing the capability for users to directly transfer their raw DNA data from 23andMe to third party apps such as Promethease. Unfortunately, this functionality is being eliminated by 23andMe on September 6, 2018.

However, 23andMe will still allow users to download their own raw data (to the user's computer or device), and we have always supported uploading these files to Promethease. It does take a few more steps, but this is the method to use after September 6, 2018 to transfer 23andMe data to Promethease.

If you previously created an account on Promethease, you can see your uploads at
https://promethease.com/manage_dna_files
and "regenerate" a fresh report from any of those files at no charge (as long as your previous report was created at least 45 days earlier, otherwise it's considered fresh).

If you have access to any 23andMe data which isn't yet stored with us, we invite you to use our quick and easy "Import from 23andMe" option for a short while longer, while 23andMe's functionality is still available. There is a one-time fee, and once the data is in your Promethease account, future reports based on it are free (by clicking the "regenerate report now" link found on your account's DNA file management page).

After 23andMe shuts down their API, we'll remove the "Import from 23andMe" button. From then on, you'll still have access to the same "Upload raw data" button that works for data from any of the many other companies we support. Specific instructions are available at
https://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Get_your_raw_data

Sincerely,

Mike Cariaso & Greg Lennon

P.S. If you are a company that would like to make it easy for your users to use Promethease, there is a simple way for you do so - see https://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Promethease/URLImport