---
title: "Changes to Get gene counts by taxon"
method: POST
path: "/gene/taxon/counts"
---

# Changes to Get gene counts by taxon

`POST /gene/taxon/counts`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 13 revisions.

- **2025-02-08** `00bdccfc6283`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2023-11-14** `b4da81b65e0a`: 14 info

## Changes

- **2025-02-08** `00bdccfc6283`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `default`
  - added the media type `text/plain` for the response with the status `default`
- **2023-11-14** `b4da81b65e0a`: 14 info
  - the `gene_type` response's property default value `UNKNOWN` was removed for the status `200`
  - removed the `BIOLOGICAL_REGION` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `OTHER` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `PROTEIN_CODING` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `PSEUDO` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `TRANSPOSON` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `UNKNOWN` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `miscRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `ncRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `rRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `scRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `snRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `snoRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `tRNA` enum value from the `report/items/gene_type` response property for the response status `200`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/ncats/apis/ncbi-datasets-api/docs/gene/taxon/counts/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/ncats/apis/ncbi-datasets-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/ncats/apis/ncbi-datasets-api/changes/gene/taxon/counts/post)