Plot observations

Get plot observation

Changed on Mar 26, 2026

Retrieve a single plot observation using its ob_code.

get/plot-observations/{ob_code}

Request

Base URL
https://api.vegbank.org
Auth
none required
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/nceas/apis/vegbankapi/docs/plot-observations/:ob_code/get.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Path parameters

ob_codestring required

Query parameters

detail'geo' | 'minimal' | 'full'

Level of detail for the response:

geo: Returns core location fields only
minimal: Returns basic fields only
full: Returns more fields

with_nestedboolean

Whether to include nested fields in the response

create_parquetboolean

If true, return data payload in binary Parquet format

bundlestring

If 'csv', return a zip archive of CSVs. When set, the limit parameter will default to 20000 (and higher values will be ignored), the detail parameter will be set to 'full', and the with_nested parameter will be set to false.

Response

Matching plot observation(s), with fields based on parameters:

detail=geo: Name, identifier, and lat/lon fields only
detail=minimal&with_nested=false: Basic fields only
detail=minimal&with_nested=true: Basic fields + nested array fields
detail=full&with_nested=false: Extended fields, no nested array fields
detail=full&with_nested=true: Extended fields + nested array fields
bundle=csv: ZIP archive containing related CSV files

Example response

{
  "count": 115000,
  "data": [
    {
      "ob_code": "ob.1",
      "author_obs_code": "YOSE.001",
      "latitude": 42.19,
      "longitude": -104.54
    }
  ]
}

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