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Protein

Design

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Start a protein de novo design run

$ boltz-api protein:design start

POST/compute/v1/protein/design

Create a new design run that generates novel protein binder candidates

ParametersExpand Collapse

--binder-specification: object { chain_selection, modality, structure, 2 more } or object { entities, modality, type, 2 more } or object { binder, type, rules }

Binder specification for protein design. Use no_template for sequence-defined binders, structure_template for uploaded binder structures, or boltz_curated for Boltz-managed nanobody and antibody defaults.

--num-proteins: number

Number of protein designs to generate. Must be between 10 and 1,000,000.

minimum10

maximum1000000

--target: object { chain_selection, structure, type } or object { entities, type, bonds, 3 more }

Target specification (structure template or template-free)

--idempotency-key: optional string

Client-provided key to prevent duplicate submissions on retries

maxLength255

--workspace-id: optional string

Target workspace ID (admin keys only; ignored for workspace keys)

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ProteinDesignStartResponse: object { id, completed_at, created_at, 12 more }

A protein design engine run that generates novel protein binders

id: string

Unique ProteinDesignRun identifier

completed_at: string

formatdate-time

created_at: string

formatdate-time

data_deleted_at: string

When the input, output, and result data was permanently deleted. Null if data has not been deleted.

formatdate-time

engine: "boltz-protein-design"

Engine used for protein design

engine_version: string

Engine version used for protein design

error: object { code, message, details }

code: string

Machine-readable error code

message: string

Human-readable error message

details: optional unknown

Additional field-level error details keyed by input path, when available.

input: object { binder_specification, num_proteins, target, 2 more }

Pipeline input (null if data deleted)

binder_specification: object { chain_selection, modality, structure, 2 more } or object { entities, modality, type, 2 more } or object { binder, type, rules }

Binder specification for protein design. Use no_template for sequence-defined binders, structure_template for uploaded binder structures, or boltz_curated for Boltz-managed nanobody and antibody defaults.

Accepts one of the following:

StructureTemplateBinderSpecResponse: object { chain_selection, modality, structure, 2 more }

Binder specification starting from an existing 3D structure. Upload a CIF/PDB file and select which chains to include, which residues to keep, and which regions to redesign. Only chains included in chain_selection are part of the engine run.

chain_selection: map[object { chain_type, crop_residues, design_motifs } or object { chain_type } ]

Chains selected from the uploaded binder structure, keyed by chain ID. Only chains listed here are included in the engine run — any chains omitted from this mapping are ignored. Each value defines which residues to keep (crop_residues). Omit design_motifs to include the chain as fixed scaffold context.

Accepts one of the following:

StructureTemplatePolymerChainSpec: object { chain_type, crop_residues, design_motifs }

Per-chain crop and design specification for a polymer chain in structure_template mode.

chain_type: "polymer"

crop_residues: array of number or "all"

0-indexed residue indices to retain from this chain, or 'all' to keep all residues. Residues not listed are removed before design.

Accepts one of the following:

union_member_0: array of number

union_member_1: "all"

"all"

design_motifs: optional array of object { design_length_range, end_index, start_index, type } or object { after_residue_index, design_length_range, type }

Optional motifs (replacement or insertion) defining which regions to redesign on this chain. Omit this field to include the chain as fixed scaffold context.

Accepts one of the following:

ReplacementMotif: object { design_length_range, end_index, start_index, type }

Replace a contiguous region of the sequence with a designed segment. Residues from start_index to end_index (inclusive) are replaced with a new sequence of the specified length.

design_length_range: object { max, min }

Allowed sequence length range for designed regions

max: number

Maximum sequence length in residues. Must be >= min.

minimum0

min: number

Minimum sequence length in residues

minimum0

end_index: number

0-indexed end residue (inclusive)

minimum0

start_index: number

0-indexed start residue (inclusive)

minimum0

type: "replacement"

InsertionMotif: object { after_residue_index, design_length_range, type }

Insert a designed segment at a specific position in the sequence.

after_residue_index: number

0-indexed position after which to insert. Use -1 to insert before the first residue.

minimum-1

design_length_range: object { max, min }

Allowed sequence length range for designed regions

max: number

Maximum sequence length in residues. Must be >= min.

minimum0

min: number

Minimum sequence length in residues

minimum0

type: "insertion"

StructureTemplateLigandChainSpec: object { chain_type }

Per-chain specification for a ligand chain in structure_template mode. The full ligand is always included.

chain_type: "ligand"

modality: "peptide" or "antibody" or "nanobody" or "custom_protein"

Accepts one of the following:

"peptide"

"antibody"

"nanobody"

"custom_protein"

structure: object { url, url_expires_at }

url: string

URL to download the file

formaturi

url_expires_at: string

When the presigned URL expires

formatdate-time

type: "structure_template"

rules: optional object { excluded_amino_acids, excluded_sequence_motifs, max_hydrophobic_fraction }

Constraints applied during sequence design

excluded_amino_acids: optional array of string

Single-letter amino acid codes to exclude from design (e.g. ['C', 'P'] to exclude cysteine and proline)

excluded_sequence_motifs: optional array of string

Sequence motifs to exclude from designed regions. Designs containing any of these motifs are filtered out before scoring. Use X as a single-residue wildcard (e.g. "NGS", "NXS").

max_hydrophobic_fraction: optional number

Maximum allowed fraction of hydrophobic residues (I, L, V, M, F, W) in designed regions. Designs exceeding this threshold are filtered out before scoring. Leave empty to disable.

minimum0

maximum1

NoTemplateBinderSpecResponse: object { entities, modality, type, 2 more }

Binder specification without a structural template. Define the binder from sequence components (fixed and designed segments) without providing a starting 3D structure.

entities: array of object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or 3 more

Binder entities composing the design. At least one must be a designed_protein entity. Additional fixed entities (RNA, DNA, ligands) can be included as part of the complex.

Accepts one of the following:

DesignedProteinEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

Protein binder entity with designed and/or fixed segments.

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "designed_protein"

value: string

Binder sequence specification. Fixed amino acids are written as literal single-letter codes. Designed regions are written as a length (fixed) or a length range (min..max). Example: "MKTAYI5..10VKSHFSRQ" means fixed MKTAYI, then 5-10 designed residues, then fixed VKSHFSRQ. "20" means 20 fully designed residues. "ACDE8GHI" means fixed ACDE, then 8 designed residues, then fixed GHI.

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Optional polymer modifications. Defaults to [] when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

FixedProteinEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

A fixed protein entity whose sequence is not redesigned.

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "protein"

value: string

Amino acid sequence (one-letter codes)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Optional polymer modifications. Defaults to [] when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

FixedRNAEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "rna"

value: string

RNA nucleotide sequence (A, C, G, U, N)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Optional polymer modifications. Defaults to [] when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

FixedDNAEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "dna"

value: string

DNA nucleotide sequence (A, C, G, T, N)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Optional polymer modifications. Defaults to [] when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

FixedLigandSmilesEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "ligand_smiles"

value: string

SMILES string representing the ligand

FixedLigandCCDEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs to assign to this entity

type: "ligand_ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'ATP', 'ADP')

modality: "peptide" or "antibody" or "nanobody" or "custom_protein"

Accepts one of the following:

"peptide"

"antibody"

"nanobody"

"custom_protein"

type: "no_template"

bonds: optional array of object { atom1, atom2 }

Covalent bond constraints between atoms in the binder complex. If defining bonds where an atom is part of a designed protein chain, assume residue indices count designed regions as the minimum length. Example: designed protein "1..3C1..2", "C" is residue 1 (0-indexed) of the designed protein.

atom1: object { atom_name, chain_id, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

LigandAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB). Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

type: "ligand_atom"

PolymerAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB)

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_atom"

atom2: object { atom_name, chain_id, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

LigandAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB). Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

type: "ligand_atom"

PolymerAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB)

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_atom"

rules: optional object { excluded_amino_acids, excluded_sequence_motifs, max_hydrophobic_fraction }

Constraints applied during sequence design

excluded_amino_acids: optional array of string

Single-letter amino acid codes to exclude from design (e.g. ['C', 'P'] to exclude cysteine and proline)

excluded_sequence_motifs: optional array of string

Sequence motifs to exclude from designed regions. Designs containing any of these motifs are filtered out before scoring. Use X as a single-residue wildcard (e.g. "NGS", "NXS").

max_hydrophobic_fraction: optional number

Maximum allowed fraction of hydrophobic residues (I, L, V, M, F, W) in designed regions. Designs exceeding this threshold are filtered out before scoring. Leave empty to disable.

minimum0

maximum1

BoltzCuratedBinderSpecResponse: object { binder, type, rules }

Boltz-managed curated binder specification. Choose a curated nanobody or antibody family and Boltz will select from maintained template lists during design. The curated lists are managed by Boltz and may be updated over time to improve quality and coverage.

binder: "boltz_nanobody" or "boltz_antibody"

Boltz-managed curated binder family. Boltz maintains and may update the underlying template lists on behalf of customers.

Accepts one of the following:

"boltz_nanobody"

"boltz_antibody"

type: "boltz_curated"

rules: optional object { excluded_amino_acids, excluded_sequence_motifs, max_hydrophobic_fraction }

Constraints applied during sequence design

excluded_amino_acids: optional array of string

Single-letter amino acid codes to exclude from design (e.g. ['C', 'P'] to exclude cysteine and proline)

excluded_sequence_motifs: optional array of string

Sequence motifs to exclude from designed regions. Designs containing any of these motifs are filtered out before scoring. Use X as a single-residue wildcard (e.g. "NGS", "NXS").

max_hydrophobic_fraction: optional number

Maximum allowed fraction of hydrophobic residues (I, L, V, M, F, W) in designed regions. Designs exceeding this threshold are filtered out before scoring. Leave empty to disable.

minimum0

maximum1

num_proteins: number

Number of protein designs to generate. Must be between 10 and 1,000,000.

minimum10

maximum1000000

target: object { chain_selection, structure, type } or object { entities, type, bonds, 3 more }

Target specification (structure template or template-free)

Accepts one of the following:

StructureTemplateTargetResponse: object { chain_selection, structure, type }

Target defined by an uploaded 3D structure (CIF or PDB file). Only chains included in chain_selection are used.

chain_selection: map[object { chain_type, crop_residues, epitope_residues, flexible_residues } or object { chain_type } ]

Chains selected from the uploaded structure, keyed by chain ID. Only chains listed here are included in the engine run — any chains omitted from this mapping are ignored. Each value defines which residues to keep, which are epitope residues, and which are flexible.

Accepts one of the following:

StructureTemplateTargetPolymerChainSpec: object { chain_type, crop_residues, epitope_residues, flexible_residues }

Per-chain specification for a polymer (protein/RNA/DNA) chain in a structure template target.

chain_type: "polymer"

crop_residues: array of number or "all"

0-indexed residue indices to retain from this chain, or 'all' to keep all residues. Residues not listed are excluded from the engine run.

Accepts one of the following:

union_member_0: array of number

0-indexed residue indices to keep

union_member_1: "all"

"all"

epitope_residues: optional array of number

0-indexed residue indices where binder contact is desired (the epitope). All indices must be present in crop_residues.

flexible_residues: optional array of number

0-indexed residue indices allowed to move during design (e.g. flexible loop regions). All indices must be present in crop_residues.

StructureTemplateTargetLigandChainSpec: object { chain_type }

Per-chain specification for a ligand chain in a structure template target. The full ligand is always included.

chain_type: "ligand"

structure: object { url, url_expires_at }

url: string

URL to download the file

formaturi

url_expires_at: string

When the presigned URL expires

formatdate-time

type: "structure_template"

NoTemplateTargetResponse: object { entities, type, bonds, 3 more }

Target defined by sequences only, without a 3D structure template

entities: array of object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more } or 2 more

Entities (proteins, RNA, DNA, ligands) defining the target complex.

Accepts one of the following:

ProteinEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs for this entity

type: "protein"

value: string

Amino acid sequence (one-letter codes)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Post-translational modifications. Optional; defaults to an empty list when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

RNAEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs for this entity

type: "rna"

value: string

RNA nucleotide sequence (A, C, G, U, N)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Chemical modifications. Optional; defaults to an empty list when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

DNAEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value, 2 more }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs for this entity

type: "dna"

value: string

DNA nucleotide sequence (A, C, G, T, N)

cyclic: optional boolean

Whether the sequence is cyclic

modifications: optional array of object { residue_index, type, value } or object { residue_index, type, value }

Chemical modifications. Optional; defaults to an empty list when omitted.

Accepts one of the following:

CCDModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "ccd"

value: string

CCD code from RCSB PDB (e.g. 'MSE' for selenomethionine, 'SEP' for phosphoserine)

SmilesModificationResponse: object { residue_index, type, value }

residue_index: number

0-based index of the residue to modify

minimum0

type: "smiles"

value: string

SMILES string for the modification

LigandCCDEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs for this ligand

type: "ligand_ccd"

value: string

CCD code (e.g., ATP, ADP)

LigandSmilesEntityResponse: object { chain_ids, type, value }

chain_ids: array of string

Chain IDs for this ligand

type: "ligand_smiles"

value: string

SMILES string representing the ligand

type: "no_template"

bonds: optional array of object { atom1, atom2 }

Covalent bond constraints between atoms in the target complex. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom1: object { atom_name, chain_id, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

LigandAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB). Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

type: "ligand_atom"

PolymerAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB)

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_atom"

atom2: object { atom_name, chain_id, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

LigandAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand atom reference. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB). Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

type: "ligand_atom"

PolymerAtomResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, residue_index, type }

atom_name: string

Standardized atom name (verifiable in CIF file on RCSB)

chain_id: string

Chain ID containing the atom

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_atom"

constraints: optional array of object { binder_chain_id, contact_residues, max_distance_angstrom, 2 more } or object { max_distance_angstrom, token1, token2, 2 more }

Structural constraints (pocket and contact). Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

PocketConstraintResponse: object { binder_chain_id, contact_residues, max_distance_angstrom, 2 more }

Constrains the binder to interact with specific pocket residues on the target.

binder_chain_id: string

Chain ID of the binder molecule

contact_residues: map[array of number]

Binding pocket residues keyed by chain ID. Each key is a chain ID (e.g. "A") and the value is an array of 0-indexed residue indices that define the pocket on that chain.

max_distance_angstrom: number

Maximum allowed distance in Angstroms between binder and pocket residues. Typical range: 4-8 A.

type: "pocket"

force: optional boolean

Whether to force the constraint

ContactConstraintResponse: object { max_distance_angstrom, token1, token2, 2 more }

Contact constraint between two tokens. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

max_distance_angstrom: number

Maximum distance in Angstroms

token1: object { chain_id, residue_index, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand contact token. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

PolymerContactTokenResponse: object { chain_id, residue_index, type }

chain_id: string

Chain ID

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_contact"

LigandContactTokenResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand contact token. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Atom name. Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID

type: "ligand_contact"

token2: object { chain_id, residue_index, type } or object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand contact token. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

Accepts one of the following:

PolymerContactTokenResponse: object { chain_id, residue_index, type }

chain_id: string

Chain ID

residue_index: number

0-based residue index

minimum0

type: "polymer_contact"

LigandContactTokenResponse: object { atom_name, chain_id, type }

Ligand contact token. Atom-level ligand references currently support ligand_ccd entities only; ligand_smiles is unsupported.

atom_name: string

Atom name. Atom-level references to ligand_smiles entities are currently unsupported; use ligand_ccd instead.

chain_id: string

Chain ID

type: "ligand_contact"

type: "contact"

force: optional boolean

Whether to force the constraint

epitope_ligand_chains: optional array of string

Chain IDs of ligand entities that are part of the binding epitope. Ligands are marked as epitope in full (no residue-level selection).

epitope_residues: optional map[array of number]

Polymer chain residues where binder contact is desired (the epitope). Each key is a chain ID of a polymer entity, each value is an array of 0-indexed residue indices.

idempotency_key: optional string

Client-provided key to prevent duplicate submissions on retries

maxLength255

workspace_id: optional string

Target workspace ID (admin keys only; ignored for workspace keys)

livemode: boolean

Whether this resource was created with a live API key.

progress: object { num_proteins_generated, total_proteins_to_generate, latest_result_id }

num_proteins_generated: number

Number of protein binders generated so far

minimum0

total_proteins_to_generate: number

Total number of protein binders requested

minimum1

latest_result_id: optional string

ID of the most recently generated result

started_at: string

formatdate-time

status: "pending" or "running" or "succeeded" or 2 more

Accepts one of the following:

"pending"

"running"

"succeeded"

"failed"

"stopped"

stopped_at: string

formatdate-time

workspace_id: string

Workspace ID

idempotency_key: optional string

Client-provided idempotency key

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boltz-api protein:design start \
  --binder-specification '{chain_selection: {B: {chain_type: polymer, crop_residues: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], design_motifs: [{design_length_range: {max: 8, min: 4}, end_index: 5, start_index: 0, type: replacement}]}}, modality: peptide, structure: {type: url, url: https://example.com}, type: structure_template, rules: {excluded_amino_acids: [x], excluded_sequence_motifs: [string], max_hydrophobic_fraction: 0}}' \
  --num-proteins 10 \
  --target '{chain_selection: {A: {chain_type: polymer, crop_residues: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], epitope_residues: [10, 11, 12], flexible_residues: [5, 6, 7]}}, structure: {type: url, url: https://example.com}, type: structure_template}'

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "completed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "data_deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "engine": "boltz-protein-design",
  "engine_version": "engine_version",
  "error": {
    "code": "code",
    "message": "message",
    "details": {}
  },
  "input": {
    "binder_specification": {
      "chain_selection": {
        "B": {
          "chain_type": "polymer",
          "crop_residues": [
            0,
            1,
            2,
            3,
            4,
            5,
            6,
            7,
            8,
            9
          ],
          "design_motifs": [
            {
              "design_length_range": {
                "max": 8,
                "min": 4
              },
              "end_index": 5,
              "start_index": 0,
              "type": "replacement"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "modality": "peptide",
      "structure": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "url_expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "type": "structure_template",
      "rules": {
        "excluded_amino_acids": [
          "x"
        ],
        "excluded_sequence_motifs": [
          "string"
        ],
        "max_hydrophobic_fraction": 0
      }
    },
    "num_proteins": 10,
    "target": {
      "chain_selection": {
        "A": {
          "chain_type": "polymer",
          "crop_residues": [
            0,
            1,
            2,
            3,
            4,
            5,
            6,
            7,
            8,
            9,
            10,
            11,
            12
          ],
          "epitope_residues": [
            10,
            11,
            12
          ],
          "flexible_residues": [
            5,
            6,
            7
          ]
        }
      },
      "structure": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "url_expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "type": "structure_template"
    },
    "idempotency_key": "idempotency_key",
    "workspace_id": "workspace_id"
  },
  "livemode": true,
  "progress": {
    "num_proteins_generated": 0,
    "total_proteins_to_generate": 1,
    "latest_result_id": "latest_result_id"
  },
  "started_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "status": "pending",
  "stopped_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "workspace_id": "workspace_id",
  "idempotency_key": "idempotency_key"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "completed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "data_deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "engine": "boltz-protein-design",
  "engine_version": "engine_version",
  "error": {
    "code": "code",
    "message": "message",
    "details": {}
  },
  "input": {
    "binder_specification": {
      "chain_selection": {
        "B": {
          "chain_type": "polymer",
          "crop_residues": [
            0,
            1,
            2,
            3,
            4,
            5,
            6,
            7,
            8,
            9
          ],
          "design_motifs": [
            {
              "design_length_range": {
                "max": 8,
                "min": 4
              },
              "end_index": 5,
              "start_index": 0,
              "type": "replacement"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "modality": "peptide",
      "structure": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "url_expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "type": "structure_template",
      "rules": {
        "excluded_amino_acids": [
          "x"
        ],
        "excluded_sequence_motifs": [
          "string"
        ],
        "max_hydrophobic_fraction": 0
      }
    },
    "num_proteins": 10,
    "target": {
      "chain_selection": {
        "A": {
          "chain_type": "polymer",
          "crop_residues": [
            0,
            1,
            2,
            3,
            4,
            5,
            6,
            7,
            8,
            9,
            10,
            11,
            12
          ],
          "epitope_residues": [
            10,
            11,
            12
          ],
          "flexible_residues": [
            5,
            6,
            7
          ]
        }
      },
      "structure": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "url_expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      },
      "type": "structure_template"
    },
    "idempotency_key": "idempotency_key",
    "workspace_id": "workspace_id"
  },
  "livemode": true,
  "progress": {
    "num_proteins_generated": 0,
    "total_proteins_to_generate": 1,
    "latest_result_id": "latest_result_id"
  },
  "started_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "status": "pending",
  "stopped_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "workspace_id": "workspace_id",
  "idempotency_key": "idempotency_key"
}