# Issue downloading AlphaGenome data via command line (500 Internal Server Error)

**URL:** <https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/t/issue-downloading-alphagenome-data-via-command-line-500-internal-server-error/975>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [September 19, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/t/issue-downloading-alphagenome-data-via-command-line-500-internal-server-error/975 "2026-09-19T02:13:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![enzan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/watermelon/user_avatar/www.alphagenomecommunity.com/enzan/32/1370_2.png) [@enzan](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/u/enzan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/t/issue-downloading-alphagenome-data-via-command-line-500-internal-server-error/975/1 "2026-09-19T02:13:49Z")

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I want to download data. Although downloading directly from a web browser works fine, when I try to run wget directly on our institutional server or in a Terra terminal:

> wget [https://deepmind.google.com/science/alphagenome/\_/download/atlas/combined\_splicing\_snvs\_tabix.zip](https://deepmind.google.com/science/alphagenome/_/download/atlas/combined_splicing_snvs_tabix.zip)

I encounter the following error:

> --2026-09-19 02:06:47–  
> Resolving deepmind.google… 74.125.69.101, 74.125.69.139, 74.125.69.100, …  
> Connecting to deepmind.google…|74.125.69.101|:443… connected.  
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 500 Internal Server Error  
> 2026-09-19 02:06:47 ERROR 500: Internal Server Error.

Is there a way to download these files programmatically via a script or command line?

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**Author:** ![Tumi\_Makgatho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/watermelon/user_avatar/www.alphagenomecommunity.com/tumi_makgatho/32/703_2.png) [@Tumi\_Makgatho](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/u/Tumi_Makgatho)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/t/issue-downloading-alphagenome-data-via-command-line-500-internal-server-error/975/2 "2026-10-16T11:18:18Z")

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Hi Enzan,

Thanks for reaching out.

We do allow direct downloads, but you will need to include your authenticated Google (Gaia) cookies with the command-line request.

Kind regards,  
Tumi

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**Author:** ![enzan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/watermelon/user_avatar/www.alphagenomecommunity.com/enzan/32/1370_2.png) [@enzan](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/u/enzan)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://www.alphagenomecommunity.com/t/issue-downloading-alphagenome-data-via-command-line-500-internal-server-error/975/3 "2026-10-16T11:33:32Z")

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Good morning

Could you show me how to include cookies?

Best  
Nobuyuki

2026年10月16日(金) 7:28 Tumi Makgatho \<[notifications@alphagenome.discoursemail.com](mailto:notifications@alphagenome.discoursemail.com)\>: