Download cif files in batches using mp-api

Materials Project
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Dear community members，I want to know how to download a large number of CIF files at once using mp-api, I already have their ids

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I think I can use the parallel download method, but I’m worried that this is not a good method because it does not help to reduce the load on the server.

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Hi @Stephen_liao, the mp-api client already parallelizes your requests in the best way possible for our servers. Please follow the guidance at Tips for Large Downloads - Materials Project Documentation.

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Hi, may I know what is the function to access/download a material’s CIF, given id?

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@Yuhao use the mp-api client to retrieve the structure you need and feed it into pymatgen.CifWriter to save it as a CIF file. Refer to the mp-api and pymatgen docs for more info.