Search the Dubai plant library
Search and filter the library of plants rated for Dubai's heat, salt, drought and shade: by name (English, botanical, Arabic or a local name such as Hindi or Tagalog), category, sun, water need, minimum tolerance ratings, use, garden style or planting month. For houseplants and questions like "low light, pet friendly plants for a Dubai apartment", filter by light (low, medium, bright-indirect, direct-sun), petSafe, room and size: those four filters return only plants with an indoor profile (light, tolerance of dry air and air conditioning, pet safety, size, rooms). Returns short profiles with links; call get_plant for the full one. Read-only. You can also POST a JSON body with the same fields to this URL.
Request
- Base URL: https://plantguide.ae
- URL: https://plantguide.ae/api/v1/search_plants
- Auth: none declared
Query parameters
Words to look for in names (English, botanical, Arabic, and local names such as Hindi or Tagalog, in their own script or Latin letters) and descriptions, e.g. "date palm", "غاف", "gulmohar", "salt tolerant hedge".
Only these plant categories (any of them): tree, palm, shrub, climber, groundcover, flower, grass, succulent, herb, edible, indoor, fruit-tree, vegetable, ornamental-grass, aquatic.
Only this group: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor or water.
The plant's light need, exact match: full-sun, sun-part-shade, part-shade or shade.
Highest water need you accept: "low" keeps very-low and low.
Minimum heat tolerance in Dubai, 1–5 (5 = best).
Minimum salt tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best).
Minimum drought tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best).
Minimum shade tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best); use for shady spots.
Minimum ease of care, 1–5 (5 = easiest).
native (UAE), adapted or exotic.
What the plant is for: shade-tree, specimen, hedge, screen, windbreak, groundcover, lawn, container, climber, pool-side, fragrance, edible, bedding, indoor or native-habitat.
Garden style it suits: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern.
Only plants with a sowing or planting window in this month (1–12 or a name). For houseplants this is the good months to buy and pot up.
Houseplants that grow well in this indoor light: low (a dim room or corner), medium (a bright room, no direct sun), bright-indirect (by a window, out of direct sun) or direct-sun (a sunny window). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
true keeps only houseplants that are non-toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA list); false means pets do not matter. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
Houseplants that suit this room: living-room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, home-office, majlis, hallway or balcony. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
The houseplant's usual indoor size: tabletop (on a table or shelf), medium (a medium pot on a sideboard or the floor) or floor (floor-standing). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
Results per page, 1–50 (default 20).
How many results to skip, for paging; use the nextOffset from the previous page.
json (default) returns structured data; markdown returns the same answer as Markdown text.
Response
The result. Every plant, guide, style or month in it carries its canonical url for citation.
Changes
No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.