EMDB (Electron Microscopy Data Bank)

Base URL

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/emdb/api/

Auth

No auth required.

Key Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
`/entry/{emdb_id}`	Full entry metadata (e.g. EMD-1234)
`/entry/map/{emdb_id}`	Map/volume metadata
`/entry/experiment/{emdb_id}`	Experimental details
`/entry/fitted/{emdb_id}`	Fitted PDB models
`/search/{query}?rows={n}`	Search entries by keyword

Example Calls

# Entry metadata
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/emdb/api/entry/EMD-1234

# Search for ribosome entries
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/emdb/api/search/ribosome?rows=5

# Experimental details
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/emdb/api/entry/experiment/EMD-1234

Response Format

JSON. Search includes pagination and matching entry array.

Rate Limits

EBI fair-use policy. Map files (MRC/CCP4) available via FTP for bulk access.