ITIS Web Services
Access to the USGS Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) database. ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. This API uses the Solr interface for searching and retrieving taxonomic records.
Slug: itis-web-services
Key:
Base URL:
Auth: none
Endpoints: 1
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
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itis.gov:itis-web-servicesBase URL:
https://www.itis.gov/ITISWebServiceAuth: none
Endpoints: 1
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
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Topics
BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY
Tutorials
- Getting Started with ITIS Web Services — I can look up authoritative taxonomic data — scientific names, common names, nomenclatural status, synonym lists, and full taxonomic hierarchy — from the ITIS database via a Solr-based search, but multi-word query values must be quoted or the API silently returns an HTML error with HTTP 200.
Skills
- Search itis taxonomic data — I can search ITIS for authoritative taxonomic data — scientific names, common names, nomenclatural status, synonyms, and full classification hierarchy — via a Solr-based query, but multi-word query values must be quoted or the API silently returns HTML with HTTP 200.