# iNaturalist API v2

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-api-v2/  
**Provider:** iNaturalist — https://apis.io/providers/inaturalist/  
**Base URL:** https://api.inaturalist.org/v2  
**Documentation:** https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/api+reference

iNaturalist API v2 is one of 21 APIs that [iNaturalist](https://apis.io/providers/inaturalist/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Observations, Biodiversity, and Beta. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The next-generation iNaturalist API (v2) currently in development, designed to eventually replace v0 and v1 endpoints. Provides access to observation data with improved performance and response formats.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/api+reference
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/inaturalist/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other iNaturalist APIs (12)

- [iNaturalist Annotations API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-annotations-api/)
- [iNaturalist Comments API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-comments-api/)
- [iNaturalist Controlled Terms API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-controlled-terms-api/)
- [iNaturalist Flags API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-flags-api/)
- [iNaturalist Identifications API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-identifications-api/)
- [iNaturalist Messages API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-messages-api/)
- [iNaturalist Observation Field Values API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-observation-field-values-api/)
- [iNaturalist Observation Photos API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-observation-photos-api/)
- [iNaturalist Observation Tiles API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-observation-tiles-api/)
- [iNaturalist Observations API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-observations-api/)
- [iNaturalist Photos API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-photos-api/)
- [iNaturalist Places API](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-places-api/)

## Tags

Observations, Biodiversity, Beta

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/inaturalist/inaturalist-api-v2/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/inaturalist/.