VarSome API Release

VarSome API Update - v. 13.16.1

By Xanthippi Papakonstanti on May, 13 2026

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Xanthippi Papakonstanti

On 5th June 2026 we will be releasing the Q2 API changes for the VarSome API (stable-api.varsome.com).


The Stable API will update version 13.14.1 to version 13.16.1.0 with data frozen as of the 8th May 2026. This version has been successfully used in production for over a month.

The most recent version, used by VarSome itself, is always available at api.varsome.com.

Database Updates

The following databases have been updated:

Source Data Type Current version
(Stable, Q1 '26)
Next release
(Staging, Q2 '26)
ACMG classifier variant 13.14.1 13.15.2
AMP classifier variant 13.14.1 13.15.2
AACT Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
CKB Somatic Variants 19-Jan-2026 14-Apr-2026
CPIC Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
CancerGeneCensus Gene v102 v103
ClinGen Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinGenCNVs Genomic Regions 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinGenDiseaseValidity Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinGenRegions Genomic Regions 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinGenVariants Germline Variants 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinVar Germline Variants 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
ClinVarCNVs Genomic Regions 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
Conrad et al., 2010 Genomic Regions N/A 12-Mar-2026
Cosmic Germline Variants v102 v103
CosmicGeneFusions Gene v102 v103
DECIPHER Genomic Regions 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
DGV Genomic Regions 30-Jun-2021 07-Apr-2026
GA4K Genomic Regions N/A 12-Mar-2026
GHR Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
GWAS Germline Variants 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
HPO Diseases & Phenotypes 07-May-2025 07-Apr-2026
HPRCSVs Genomic Regions N/A 12-Mar-2026
IraMHallLabSVs Genomic Regions N/A 12-Mar-2026
LOVD Germline Variants 19-Jan-2026 14-Apr-2026
OMIM® Diseases & Phenotypes 19-Jan-2026 14-Apr-2026
OncoKB Gene v5.4 v7.0
OncoTree Diseases & Phenotypes 15-Jan-2024 06-Feb-2026
Pfam Genomic Regions N/A 07-Apr-2026
PharmGKB Germline Variants 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026
SpliceVarDB Germline Variants N/A 07-Feb-2026
UniProtRegions Genomic Regions 07-Nov-2025 07-Feb-2026
UniProtVariants Germline Variants 07-Jul-2025 07-Feb-2026
cBioPortal SomaticVariants 06-Jun-2023 07-Mar-2026
dbNSFP Gene 5.2 5.3
dbNSFP Germline Variants 5.2 5.3
dbVar Genomic Regions 07-Nov-2025 07-Feb-2026
gene2phenotype Gene 07-Jan-2026 07-Apr-2026

JSON Schema Changes

Variants

POST /lookup/batch/{ref_genome}

  • modified the property variants of the request body to accept max 50 items from 200
  • added the optional property compbio_splice_var_db to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/children_mercy_research_institute to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/clingen_cnvs/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/clinvarcnv/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/decipher/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/hprc to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/ira_m_hall_lab to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/ncbi_dbVar/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/tcag_conrad_estd20 to the response with the 201 status
  • added the optional property regions/tcag_dgv/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 201 status

GET /lookup/{spec_query}/{ref_genome}

  • added the optional property compbio_splice_var_db to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/children_mercy_research_institute to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/clingen_cnvs/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/clinvarcnv/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/decipher/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/hprc to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/ira_m_hall_lab to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/ncbi_dbVar/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/tcag_conrad_estd20 to the response with the 200 status

Genes

POST /genes/batch/{ref_genome}

  • modified the property genes of the request body to accept max 10 items from 100

CNVs

Modified Endpoints: 1

GET /cnv/{query}/{ref_genome}

  • added the optional property chosen_cnv_overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/children_mercy_research_institute to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/clingen_cnvs/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/clinvarcnv/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/decipher/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/hprc to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/ira_m_hall_lab to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/ncbi_dbVar/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/tcag_conrad_estd20 to the response with the 200 status
  • added the optional property regions/tcag_dgv/items/items/overlap_data to the response with the 200 status

Please contact us if you need any further assistance with this release.

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