Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The lectures in this session will introduce you to the two main RCSB PDB APIs: Data API and Search API.

Please visit the PDB-101 Training Course page for access to the slides, documents, and other training materials: pdb101.rcsb.org/train/training-events/api

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome
00:07:55 Introduction to RCSB PDB APIs and data schemas
00:37:59 Data API
01:09:10 Search API
01:41:36 Search and Data API hands-on teaser

After completion of this session, you will

* Understand the data structure and its relation to the PDBx/mmCIF dictionary and external data
* Become familiarized with the two available interfaces in the Data API: GraphQL and REST
* Write search queries with one or multiple search conditions to find PDB identifiers
* Be familiar with search services beyond text: sequence, seqmotif, structure, chemical, strucmotif
* Become acquainted with the Python client for Search API