Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inatId | integer | |
| nameSci | string | |
| taxonRank | string | Raw iNaturalist rank. |
| parentNameSci | stringnull | |
| categoryId | string | |
| family | stringnull | |
| sourceUrl | string | |
| animalId | stringnull | Existing catalog ID. Null when no legacy catalog entry is linked. |
| id | string | Slug of the animal taxon, for example `red-fox`. |
| name | string | |
| nameEn | string | |
| parentId | integernull | |
| active | boolean | |
| status | string | |
| tickable | boolean | Active supported leaf taxon. Photo presence is not required. |
| image | objectnull | |
| names | array | |
| lineage | array | |
| sources | array | |
| extinct | null | The bulk source does not provide this status. |
| acceptedTaxonId | null | Inactive records do not identify a verified replacement. |
| hybrid | booleannull | True only when the source rank is hybrid. |
| summary | objectnull | Wikipedia excerpt. Keep attribution, licence and source links, changes and supplied notices. Check source article exceptions. |
| photo | object | |
| enrichment | objectnull | Optional source facts with source URLs. Absent facts remain unknown. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://artifacts.apis.io/animalchecklist-com/json-schema/animalchecklist-com-inat-taxon-detail-schema.json",
"title": "InatTaxonDetail",
"x-generated": "2026-10-30",
"x-method": "derived",
"x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
"x-source": "openapi/animalchecklist-com-openapi.json#/components/schemas/InatTaxonDetail",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"inatId",
"nameSci",
"taxonRank",
"parentNameSci",
"categoryId",
"family",
"sourceUrl",
"animalId"
],
"properties": {
"inatId": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"nameSci": {
"type": "string"
},
"taxonRank": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Raw iNaturalist rank."
},
"parentNameSci": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"categoryId": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"mammals",
"birds",
"reptiles",
"amphibians",
"fish",
"insects",
"other"
]
},
"family": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"sourceUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"animalId": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Existing catalog ID. Null when no legacy catalog entry is linked."
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$",
"description": "Slug of the animal taxon, for example `red-fox`."
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"nameEn": {
"type": "string"
},
"parentId": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"active": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"active",
"inactive"
]
},
"tickable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Active supported leaf taxon. Photo presence is not required."
},
"image": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"required": [
"url"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
}
}
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"type": "string"
},
"lexicon": {
"type": "string"
},
"sourceKey": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"lineage": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inatId": {
"type": "integer"
},
"nameSci": {
"type": "string"
},
"taxonRank": {
"type": "string"
},
"active": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
},
"sources": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"sourceKey",
"url",
"snapshotDate",
"sha256",
"recordCount",
"importedAt",
"complete"
],
"properties": {
"sourceKey": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"snapshotDate": {
"type": "string"
},
"sha256": {
"type": "string"
},
"recordCount": {
"type": "integer"
},
"importedAt": {
"type": "string"
},
"complete": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"rights": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"license": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"licenseUrl": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"format": "uri"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"not-supplied"
]
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"extinct": {
"type": "null",
"description": "The bulk source does not provide this status."
},
"acceptedTaxonId": {
"type": "null",
"description": "Inactive records do not identify a verified replacement."
},
"hybrid": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
],
"description": "True only when the source rank is hybrid."
},
"summary": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"description": "Wikipedia excerpt. Keep attribution, licence and source links, changes and supplied notices. Check source article exceptions.",
"required": [
"lang",
"summary",
"sourceUrl"
],
"properties": {
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"en",
"de",
"es",
"fr",
"it",
"nl",
"pt",
"pl"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"sourceUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"license": {
"type": "string"
},
"licenseUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"changes": {
"type": "string"
},
"notice": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"photo": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"description": "Photo credit. Check the licence and source before reuse.",
"required": [
"url",
"sourceUrl",
"license",
"author",
"source"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"sourceUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Page to link when you show it."
},
"license": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"CC0",
"Public domain",
"Pexels License",
"Pixabay Content License"
]
},
"licenseUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Licence terms or public-domain status guidance."
},
"author": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Credited author. Empty when the source gives no name."
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"inaturalist",
"commons",
"gbif",
"pexels",
"pixabay"
],
"description": "Photo source."
}
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"enrichment": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"description": "Optional source facts with source URLs. Absent facts remain unknown.",
"properties": {
"wikidataId": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"sourceUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"checkedAt": {
"type": "string"
},
"retrievalStatus": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"available",
"no_match",
"partial"
]
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"descriptions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"facts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"texts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"image": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"description": "Photo credit. Check the licence and source before reuse.",
"required": [
"url",
"sourceUrl",
"license",
"author",
"source"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"sourceUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Page to link when you show it."
},
"license": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"CC0",
"Public domain",
"Pexels License",
"Pixabay Content License"
]
},
"licenseUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Licence terms or public-domain status guidance."
},
"author": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Credited author. Empty when the source gives no name."
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"inaturalist",
"commons",
"gbif",
"pexels",
"pixabay"
],
"description": "Photo source."
}
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
}
}
}
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