Starting July 21, 2027
- The PDB Beta Archive will replace the current PDB main archive. The current beta archive URL will point to the main archive (details).
- PDB entries that have been issued 4-character PDB IDs, including IHM structures, will be accessed in this archive using their extended PDB ID that prepends “pdb_0000” to the 4-character ID (e.g., 1ABC becomes pdb_00001abc).
- OneDep will only issue 12-character IDs (prefix pdb_ followed by 8 alphanumeric characters, e.g., pdb_1000axyz).
- New 4-character PDB IDs will not be issued at this point.
- Entries with only 12-character IDs will follow a new DOI syntax.
- Data deposited after July 20, 2027 will only be released in PDBx/mmCIF and PDBML formats.
- Legacy PDB formatted files will not be generated for these entries.
The PDB Beta Archive is designed to be scalable and extensible. All files in this archive are re-organized using extended PDB IDs (including file naming and directories).
All PDB users, including software developers and journal editors, must transition to this new archive directory structure, PDBx/mmCIF and extended PDB ID format. Start using extended IDs and PDBx/mmCIF data files today.
For any further information please contact us at info@wwpdb.org.
