RCSB PDB

RCSB PDB Metadata Service API

The Metadata Service API from RCSB PDB — 3 operation(s) for metadata service.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

GET /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/unreleased/schema Get RCSB PDB unreleased entry schema. #
GET /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/schema Get RCSB PDB structure data schema as JSON Schema. #
GET /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/chemical/schema Get RCSB PDB chemical data schema as JSON Schema. #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://search.rcsb.org/redoc/index.html
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GettingStarted
https://www.rcsb.org/docs/programmatic-access/web-apis-overview
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Documentation
https://models.rcsb.org
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Documentation
https://maps.rcsb.org

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pdb/refs/heads/main/openapi/pdb-metadata-service-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

pdb-metadata-service-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 0.9.12
  title: ModelServer General Metadata Service API
  description: The ModelServer is a service for accessing subsets of macromolecular model data.
servers:
- url: https://data.rcsb.org/rest/v1/core
  description: Base URL declared by the provider in apis.yml (roadmap#122).
tags:
- name: Metadata Service
paths:
  /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/unreleased/schema:
    get:
      tags:
      - Metadata Service
      summary: Get RCSB PDB unreleased entry schema.
      operationId: getUnreleasedEntryMetadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonNode'
  /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/schema:
    get:
      tags:
      - Metadata Service
      summary: Get RCSB PDB structure data schema as JSON Schema.
      operationId: getMetadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonNode'
  /rcsbsearch/v2/metadata/chemical/schema:
    get:
      tags:
      - Metadata Service
      summary: Get RCSB PDB chemical data schema as JSON Schema.
      operationId: getChemicalMetadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            '*/*':
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonNode'
components:
  schemas:
    JsonNode:
      type: object