# Interface to BioMart databases (i.e. Ensembl)

## Documentation for package ‘biomaRt’ version 2.62.1

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

attributePages | Gives a summary of the attribute pages
biomaRt-deprecated | Deprecated and defunct functions in package 'biomaRt'
biomartCacheClear | biomaRt result caching
biomartCacheInfo | biomaRt result caching
columns | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
columns-method | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
exportFASTA | Exports getSequence results to FASTA format
filterOptions | Deprecated and defunct functions in package 'biomaRt'
filterType | Displays the filter type
getBM | Retrieves information from the BioMart database
getBMlist | Deprecated and defunct functions in package 'biomaRt'
getGene | Retrieves gene annotation information given a vector of identifiers
getHomologs | List homologous genes between two species.
getLDS | Retrieves information from two linked datasets
getSequence | Retrieves sequences
keys | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
keys-method | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
keytypes | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
keytypes-method | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
listAttributes | lists the attributes available in the selected dataset
listDatasets | List or search the datasets available in the selected BioMart database
listEnsembl | lists the available BioMart databases hosted by Ensembl
listEnsemblArchives | Lists the available archived versions of Ensembl
listEnsemblGenomes | lists the available BioMart databases hosted by Ensembl
listFilterOptions | List or search the options available for a specified filter.
listFilters | List or search the filters available in the selected dataset
listFilterValues | Deprecated and defunct functions in package 'biomaRt'
listMarts | lists the available BioMart databases
Mart-class | Class Mart
NP2009code | Display the analysis code from the 2009 Nature protocols paper
searchAttributes | lists the attributes available in the selected dataset
searchDatasets | List or search the datasets available in the selected BioMart database
searchFilterOptions | List or search the options available for a specified filter.
searchFilters | List or search the filters available in the selected dataset
searchFilterValues | Deprecated and defunct functions in package 'biomaRt'
select | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
select-method | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
select-methods | Retrieve information from the BioMart databases
setEnsemblSSL | Save system specific SSL settings for contacting Ensembl
show-method | Class Mart
useDataset | Select a dataset to use and updates Mart object
useEnsembl | Connects to the selected BioMart database and dataset hosted by Ensembl
useEnsemblGenomes | Connects to the selected BioMart database and dataset hosted by Ensembl
useMart | Connects to the selected BioMart database and dataset