iNaturalist API

iNaturalist is a global community of naturalists, scientists, and members of the public sharing wildlife sightings. This API provides access to observations, taxonomic data, identifications, and geographic information for citizen science research.

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Base URL: https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 21
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 22:14:59.125850

Links

Homepage: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/developers
API Base: https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/
Documentation:
SDKs:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

1151ms

Avg latency (7d)

37

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /controlled_terms List Controlled Terms — 200 714ms
GET /flags List Flags — — —
GET /identifications Search Identifications — 200 3812ms
GET /identifications/species_counts Identification Species Counts — — —
GET /identifications/{id} Get Identification by ID — — —
GET /observations Search Observations — 200 1312ms
GET /observations/histogram Observation Histogram — 200 5388ms
GET /observations/species_counts Species Counts — 200 1070ms
GET /observations/{id} Get Observation by ID — 200 702ms
GET /places Search places — 404 694ms
GET /places/autocomplete Places Autocomplete — 200 789ms
GET /places/nearby Nearby Places — 200 705ms
GET /places/{id} Get Place by ID — 200 884ms
GET /posts List Posts — — —
GET /projects Search Projects — 200 1018ms
GET /projects/autocomplete Projects Autocomplete — — —
GET /projects/{id} Get Project by ID — 200 696ms
GET /search Universal Search — — —
GET /taxa Search Taxa — 200 708ms
GET /taxa/autocomplete Taxon Autocomplete — 200 714ms
GET /taxa/{id} Get Taxon by ID — 200 721ms