Catalogue

Read source names, lineage and snapshot provenance.

Read a numeric source taxon, its names and lineage. Return available attributed text, photo credits and source snapshots.

get/taxa/{inatId}

Request

  • Base URL: https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1
  • URL: https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/taxa/{inatId}
  • Auth: none required

Path parameters

inatIdinteger required

Numeric iNaturalist taxon ID from the source catalog.

Query parameters

lang'en' | 'de' | 'es' | 'fr' | 'it' | 'nl' | 'pt' | 'pl'

Display language of name, category labels and the summary. Falls back to en.

Display language.

Response

Source facts. Missing extinction and synonym links remain unknown.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "red-fox",
    "photo": {
      "source": "inaturalist"
    },
    "enrichment": {
      "image": {
        "source": "inaturalist"
      }
    }
  }
}

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.