This guide explains how to prepare a file for download or submission to the , specifically focusing on the .txt or .tsv flat-file formats used for sample and sequence metadata. 📂 Step 1: Format the Content
If your goal is to download a list of accessions in a .txt format to use with tools like enaBrowserTools or Webin-CLI :
The standard command-line tool for validating and submitting files. Download eyna txt
: If you used the ENA Excel template, remove the instructional rows (usually rows 3 and 4) before saving as a .txt or .tsv .
: Ensure you use the exact headers provided by the ENA Checklist . 🛠️ Step 2: Preparing for "Download" (Data Retrieval) This guide explains how to prepare a file
Data submitted to or downloaded from the ENA often uses specific tab-delimited text formats.
Used to manually upload prepared .txt and data files to the ENA FTP server. To help you get the right format, could you tell me: : Ensure you use the exact headers provided
: List each accession number (e.g., PRJNAXXXXX or ERRXXXXX) on a new line . Save : Save the file as ena_list.txt .