iNaturalist Taxa API

swagger: '2.0'
info:
  title: iNaturalist Annotations Taxa API
  description: '# https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/


    [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/) is a global community of

    naturalists, scientists, and members of the public sharing over a million

    wildlife sightings to teach one another about the natural world while

    creating high quality citizen science data for science and conservation.


    These API methods return data in JSON/JSONP and PNG response formats. They

    are meant to supplement the existing [iNaturalist

    API](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/api+reference), implemented in Ruby

    on Rails, which has more functionality and supports more write operations,

    but tends to be slower and have less consistent response formats. Visit our

    [developers page](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/developers) for more

    information. Write operations that expect and return JSON describe a single

    `body` parameter that represents the request body, which should be specified

    as JSON. See the "Model" of each body parameter for attributes that we

    accept in these JSON objects.


    Multiple values for a single URL parameter should be separated by commas,

    e.g. `taxon_id=1,2,3`.


    Map tiles are generated using the

    [node-mapnik](https://github.com/mapnik/node-mapnik) library, following the

    XYZ map tiling scheme. The "Observation Tile" methods accept nearly all the

    parameters of the observation search APIs, and will generate map tiles

    reflecting the same observations returned by searches. These

    "Observation Tile" methods have corresponding

    [UTFGrid](https://github.com/mapbox/utfgrid-spec) JSON

    responses which return information needed to make interactive maps.


    Authentication in the Node API is handled via JSON Web Tokens (JWT). To

    obtain one, make an [OAuth-authenticated

    request](http://www.inaturalist.org/pages/api+reference#auth) to

    https://www.inaturalist.org/users/api_token. Each JWT will expire after 24

    hours. Authentication required for all PUT and POST requests. Some GET

    requests will also include private information like hidden coordinates if

    the authenticated user has permission to view them.


    Photos served from https://static.inaturalist.org and

    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com have multiple size

    variants and not all size variants are returned in responses. To access

    other sizes, the photo URL can be modified to replace only the size

    qualifier (each variant shares the exact same extension). The domain a photo

    is hosted under reflects the license under which the photo is being shared,

    and the domain may change over time if the license changes. Photos in

    the `inaturalist-open-data` domain are shared under open licenses. These can

    be accessed in bulk in the [iNaturalist AWS Open Dataset](

    https://registry.opendata.aws/inaturalist-open-data/). Photos in the

    `static.inaturalist.org` domain do not have open licenses.


    The available photo sizes are:

    * original (max 2048px in either dimension)

    * large (max 1024px in either dimension)

    * medium (max 500px in either dimension)

    * small (max 240px in either dimension)

    * thumb (max 100px in either dimension)

    * square (75px square)


    iNaturalist Website: https://www.inaturalist.org/


    Open Source Software: https://github.com/inaturalist/


    ## Terms of Use


    Use of this API is subject to the iNaturalist

    [Terms of Service](https://www.inaturalist.org/terms) and

    [Privacy Policy](https://www.inaturalist.org/privacy). We will block any

    use of our API that violates our Terms or Privacy Policy without notice.

    The API is intended to support application development, not data scraping.

    For pre- generated data exports, see

    https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/developers.


    Please note that we throttle API usage to a max of 100 requests per minute,

    though we ask that you try to keep it to 60 requests per minute or lower,

    and to keep under 10,000 requests per day. If we notice usage that has

    serious impact on our performance we may institute blocks without

    notification.


    Terms of Service: https://www.inaturalist.org/terms


    Privacy Policy: https://www.inaturalist.org/privacy

    '
  version: 1.3.0
basePath: /v1
schemes:
- http
- https
produces:
- application/json
tags:
- name: Taxa
  description: Search and fetch
paths:
  /taxa/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Taxon Details
      description: 'Given an ID, or an array of IDs in comma-delimited format, returns

        corresponding taxa. A maximum of 30 results will be returned

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/parameters/path_multi_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/rank_level'
      tags:
      - Taxa
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Returns an object with metadata and a results array of taxa

            '
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/TaxaShowResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
  /taxa:
    get:
      summary: Taxon Search
      description: 'Given zero to many of following parameters, returns taxa matching the search criteria

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/parameters/autocomplete_q_not_required'
      - name: is_active
        type: boolean
        in: query
        description: Taxon is `active`
      - name: id
        type: array
        items:
          type: integer
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of taxon IDs
      - $ref: '#/parameters/parent_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/rank'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/rank_level'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/id_above'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/id_below'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/per_page'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/locale'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/preferred_place_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/only_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/all_names'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/taxa_order_by'
      tags:
      - Taxa
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Returns an object with search metadata and a results array of taxa

            '
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/TaxaShowResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
  /taxa/autocomplete:
    get:
      summary: Taxon Autocomplete
      description: 'Given an string, returns taxa with names starting with the search term

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/parameters/autocomplete_q'
      - name: is_active
        type: boolean
        in: query
        description: Taxon is `active`
      - $ref: '#/parameters/taxa_taxon_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/rank'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/rank_level'
      - name: per_page
        type: string
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return in a `page`. The maximum value is 30 for this endpoint
      - $ref: '#/parameters/locale'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/preferred_place_id'
      - $ref: '#/parameters/all_names'
      tags:
      - Taxa
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Returns an object with search metadata and a results array of taxa

            '
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/TaxaAutocompleteResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Error'
definitions:
  Error:
    type: object
    properties:
      code:
        type: integer
      message:
        type: string
  Photo:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      attribution:
        type: string
      license_code:
        type: string
      url:
        type: string
  ShowTaxon:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/CoreTaxon'
    - type: object
      properties:
        ancestor_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
        colors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Color'
        conservation_status:
          $ref: '#/definitions/ConservationStatus'
        conservation_statuses:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/definitions/TaxonConservationStatus'
        default_photo:
          $ref: '#/definitions/TaxonPhoto'
        establishment_means:
          $ref: '#/definitions/EstablishmentMeans'
        observations_count:
          type: integer
        preferred_establishment_means:
          type: string
  TaxonConservationStatus:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/RawConservationStatus'
    - type: object
      properties:
        place:
          $ref: '#/definitions/CorePlace'
  Color:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      value:
        type: string
  EstablishmentMeans:
    type: object
    properties:
      establishment_means:
        type: string
      place:
        $ref: '#/definitions/CorePlace'
  AutocompleteTaxon:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/CoreTaxon'
    - type: object
      properties:
        default_photo:
          $ref: '#/definitions/TaxonPhoto'
        matched_term:
          type: string
        observations_count:
          type: integer
  ConservationStatus:
    type: object
    properties:
      place_id:
        type: integer
      place:
        $ref: '#/definitions/CorePlace'
      status:
        type: string
  TaxonPhoto:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/Photo'
    - type: object
      properties:
        medium_url:
          type: string
        square_url:
          type: string
  CorePlace:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      name:
        type: string
      display_name:
        type: string
  CoreTaxon:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      iconic_taxon_id:
        type: integer
      iconic_taxon_name:
        type: string
      is_active:
        type: boolean
      name:
        type: string
      preferred_common_name:
        type: string
      rank:
        type: string
      rank_level:
        type: number
  RawConservationStatus:
    type: object
    properties:
      source_id:
        type: integer
        description: 'Identifier for the iNat source record associated with this status,

          retrievable via https://www.inaturalist.org/sources/:id.json

          (this endpoint is not a part of our public API and is thus subject to

          change or removal)

          '
      authority:
        type: string
        description: 'Organization that declared this status

          '
      status:
        type: string
        description: 'Body of the status, often coded, particularly when the status comes

          from the IUCN or NatureServe. Consult the authority and/or the

          status URL for details about the meanings of codes.

          '
      status_name:
        type: string
        description: 'Human-readable name of the status if it was coded.

          '
      iucn:
        type: integer
        description: 'Coded value representing the equivalent IUCN status. Mappings:

          NOT_EVALUATED = 0, DATA_DEFICIENT = 5, LEAST_CONCERN = 10,

          NEAR_THREATENED = 20, VULNERABLE = 30, ENDANGERED = 40,

          CRITICALLY_ENDANGERED = 50, EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD = 60, EXTINCT = 70

          '
      geoprivacy:
        type: string
        description: 'Default geoprivacy for observations of this taxon in the status''s place.

          '
  BaseResponse:
    type: object
    properties:
      total_results:
        type: integer
      page:
        type: integer
      per_page:
        type: integer
  TaxaShowResponse:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/BaseResponse'
    - required:
      - results
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/definitions/ShowTaxon'
  TaxaAutocompleteResponse:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/BaseResponse'
    - required:
      - results
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/definitions/AutocompleteTaxon'
parameters:
  taxa_order_by:
    name: order_by
    type: string
    in: query
    description: Sort field
    default: observations_count
    enum:
    - id
    - created_at
    - observations_count
  autocomplete_q:
    name: q
    type: string
    in: query
    required: true
    description: Search by name (must start with this value) or by ID (exact match).
  taxa_taxon_id:
    name: taxon_id
    type: array
    items:
      type: string
    in: query
    minimum: 1
    description: Only show taxa with this ID, or its descendants
  all_names:
    name: all_names
    type: boolean
    in: query
    description: Include all taxon names in the response
  path_multi_id:
    name: id
    in: path
    required: true
    type: array
    items:
      type: integer
    description: Must have this ID
  preferred_place_id:
    name: preferred_place_id
    type: integer
    in: query
    description: 'Place preference for regional taxon common names

      '
  rank_level:
    name: rank_level
    type: number
    in: query
    description: 'Taxon must have this rank level. Some example values are 70 (kingdom),

      60 (phylum), 50 (class), 40 (order), 30 (family), 20 (genus),

      10 (species), 5 (subspecies)

      '
  parent_id:
    name: parent_id
    type: integer
    in: query
    description: Taxon's parent must have this ID
  locale:
    name: locale
    type: string
    in: query
    description: 'Locale preference for taxon common names

      '
  order:
    name: order
    type: string
    in: query
    description: Sort order
    default: desc
    enum:
    - desc
    - asc
  id_above:
    name: id_above
    type: string
    in: query
    description: Must have an ID above this value
  autocomplete_q_not_required:
    name: q
    type: string
    in: query
    description: Search by name (must start with this value) or by ID (exact match).
  id_below:
    name: id_below
    type: string
    in: query
    description: Must have an ID below this value
  only_id:
    name: only_id
    type: boolean
    in: query
    description: Return only the record IDs
  per_page:
    name: per_page
    type: string
    in: query
    description: 'Number of results to return in a `page`. The maximum value is generally

      200 unless otherwise noted

      '
  rank:
    name: rank
    type: array
    items:
      type: string
    in: query
    description: Taxon must have this rank
    enum:
    - stateofmatter
    - kingdom
    - phylum
    - subphylum
    - superclass
    - class
    - subclass
    - superorder
    - order
    - suborder
    - infraorder
    - superfamily
    - epifamily
    - family
    - subfamily
    - supertribe
    - tribe
    - subtribe
    - genus
    - genushybrid
    - species
    - hybrid
    - subspecies
    - variety
    - form
securityDefinitions:
  api_token:
    type: apiKey
    name: Authorization
    in: header