Encyclopedia of Life API

The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) API provides access to biodiversity information including taxonomic data, species pages, media, and common names. This is a read-only API that supports discovery and retrieval of species information.

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Base URL: https://api.eol.org/
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 10
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 22:14:47.541376

Links

Homepage: https://eol.org/docs/what-is-eol/data-services
API Base: https://api.eol.org/
Documentation:
SDKs:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

2449ms

Avg latency (7d)

21

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

BIOLOGY, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /api/hierarchy_entries/1.0/{id}.json Get hierarchy entry none 200 566ms
GET /api/provider_hierarchies/1.0.json List provider hierarchies none 500 474ms
GET /api/search/1.0.json Search for taxa none 200 20346ms
GET /collections/1.0.json Get collection details none 200 258ms
GET /data_objects/1.0/{id}.json Get data object details none 200 620ms
GET /hierarchy_entries/1.0/{id}.json Get hierarchy entry details — — —
GET /pages/1.0/{id}.json Get taxon page details none 200 1409ms
GET /ping.json Ping the API none 500 208ms
GET /provider_hierarchies/1.0.json List provider hierarchies — — —
GET /search/1.0.json Search for taxa by name none 200 414ms