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This python script is a quick hack to download data from Globus via HTTPS and without having to set up any Globus-specific tools. This is convenient if you simply want to download data from a Globus collection, and don't wish to set up their complex proprietary tooling.
# Dependencies
[globus-sdk](https://pypi.org/project/globus-sdk/) and requests are the only dependencies. The easiest way to obtain them is to use GNU Guix. You will need the [guix-bioinformatics channel](https://git.genenetwork.org/guix-bioinformatics/about/).
```
guix shell -m manifest.scm
```
# Find the endpoint ID of your collection
Log in to the Globus web app, go to the `Collections` page, and find the collection you are interested in. When you click on it, you will be taken to an `Overview` page which will show the `UUID` of the collection. That is the endpoint ID.
# Extract cookies from browser
You will need cookies to authenticate the HTTPS download. You need to extract these cookies from a browser session. This is a somewhat cumbersome process. Here's one way to do it. In the Globus web app, download any file from your collection whilst inspecting network traffic. Copy the HTTPS request for the file by right clicking it and selecting "Copy as cURL". One of the parameters in the copied curl command should be the cookie header we need. Put it in a file `cookies.json` like so:
```
{
"mod_globus_OIDC": "aloooooooooooongrandomcookiestring"
}
```
# Download your files
Now, all that remains is to download your files. Do it like so:
```
./globus-weblinks YOUR-ENDPOINT-ID cookies.json
```
Enjoy!
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