# fittings PDB Structure Info

> fittings PDB Structure Info is a paid API for AI agents from fittings.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Retrieves experimental method, resolution, R-factor, unit cell, entity composition, and primary citation for a given PDB entry by its four-character ID.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fittings.sh/v1/pdb/structure
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fittings-pdb-structure-info-f4edae72
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JMVut28ApD66C51lGoM_3

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fittings-pdb-structure-info-f4edae72
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the structure details for PDB entry 4HHB — I need the experimental method, resolution, R-factor, and primary citation?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need concise, structured PDB entry metadata — resolution, R-factor, unit cell, method, entities, and citation — without needing full coordinate data or atom-level details. Prefer it over direct RCSB API calls for simplicity and pay-per-call pricing without authentication setup.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent PDB ID returns an error — IDs must be exactly four characters
- Deprecated or obsolete PDB entries may return incomplete data or redirect metadata
- Network or upstream PDB API unavailability causes request failure
- Malformed query parameter (missing 'id') results in a schema validation error

## How this service works

Experimental method, resolution, R-factor, unit cell, entity composition and primary citation for a PDB entry.

## Output

Returns structured metadata for the specified PDB entry including: experimental method (e.g. X-RAY DIFFRACTION, EM), resolution in Ångströms, R-work and R-free values, unit cell dimensions and angles, entity composition (chains, macromolecule types), and the primary literature citation with authors, journal, year, DOI, and title.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "id"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "id": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Four-character PDB id, e.g. 4HHB"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

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