TimeTree API

A public resource for knowledge on the timescale of evolution. TimeTree provides divergence times between species using NCBI Taxonomy IDs. The API allows querying pairwise divergence times, most recent common ancestors (MRCA), and accessing study data.

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Base URL: http://www.timetree.org/api/
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 6
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown

Links

Homepage: http://www.timetree.org/
API Base: http://www.timetree.org/api/

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Uptime (7d)

257ms

Avg latency (7d)

3

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /mrca/id/{ids}/json Get most recent common ancestor — — —
GET /mrca/id/{taxids}/json Get most recent common ancestor (MRCA) — 200 312ms
GET /pairwise/{id1}/{id2} Get pairwise divergence time — — —
GET /pairwise/{id1}/{id2}/csv Get pairwise divergence studies (CSV) — — —
GET /pairwise/{id1}/{id2}/json Get pairwise divergence studies (JSON) — — —
GET /pairwise/{taxid1}/{taxid2} Get pairwise divergence time (CSV) — 200 230ms
GET /pairwise/{taxid1}/{taxid2}/csv Get pairwise divergence studies (CSV) — — —
GET /pairwise/{taxid1}/{taxid2}/json Get pairwise divergence time with studies (JSON) — 200 228ms
GET /timeline/{species}/json Get species timeline — — —