The ModelServer API is your friend. See the APIs help page at https://www.rcsb.org/docs/programmatic-access/web-services-overview and the full ModelServer API reference at https://modes.rcsb.org
An example that retrieves chain A of 2trx (in CIF format): https://models.rcsb.org/v1/2trx/atoms?label_asym_id=A&encoding=cif©_all_categories=false&download=false I'll also take this opportunity to advertise the upcoming RCSB PDB APIs crash course: https://iqb.rutgers.edu/node/279 . Though the course will mostly deal with other APIs (Data and Search). Hope this helps Jose On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 09:17, Whitley, Matthew (NIH/NCI) [C] < 0000a8ed4e9d4a1a-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I have a script I use from time to time to batch download multiple PDB > files using curl. > > > > I have certain use cases in which I only need a specific chain from a PDB > file that contains multiple chains. At present, I download the complete > PDB file and then use pdbtools to pull out the specific chain I want. > > > > Does anyone know a way to batch download *specific chains* from the PDB? > I reviewed the “File Download Services” page at the RCSB PDB, but I > didn’t find anything about downloading specific chains, so I don’t know if > this functionality exists. > > > > Thanks for your suggestions. > > Matthew > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
