GET occurrence/search
Summary: Search occurrence records
Operation ID: searchOccurrences
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: searchOccurrences
Auth: unknown
Description
Search for species occurrence records with various filters including spatial queries, taxonomic filters, and date ranges.
Parameters (26)
basisOfRecord
(string, query, optional)
Basis of record (OBSERVATION, SPECIMEN, etc.)
Constraints: {'enum': ['OBSERVATION', 'HUMAN_OBSERVATION', 'MACHINE_OBSERVATION', 'MATERIAL_SAMPLE', 'SPECIMEN', 'PRESERVED_SPECIMEN', 'FOSSIL_SPECIMEN', 'LIVING_SPECIMEN', 'LITERATURE', 'UNKNOWN']}
class
(string, query, optional)
Class name
continent
(string, query, optional)
Continent
Constraints: {'enum': ['AFRICA', 'ANTARCTICA', 'ASIA', 'EUROPE', 'NORTH_AMERICA', 'OCEANIA', 'SOUTH_AMERICA']}
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
(number, query, optional)
Uncertainty radius in meters
country
(string, query, optional)
Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
datasetKey
(string, query, optional)
Dataset key
decimalLatitude
(number, query, optional)
Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
Constraints: {'minimum': -90, 'maximum': 90}
decimalLongitude
(number, query, optional)
Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
Constraints: {'minimum': -180, 'maximum': 180}
eventDate
(string, query, optional)
Event date (ISO 8601 format)
family
(string, query, optional)
Family name
genus
(string, query, optional)
Genus name
geometry
(string, query, optional)
WKT geometry for spatial filtering (POINT, POLYGON, etc.)
hasCoordinate
(boolean, query, optional)
Filter for records with coordinates
hasGeospatialIssue
(boolean, query, optional)
Include records with geospatial issues
kingdom
(string, query, optional)
Kingdom name
limit
(integer, query, optional, default: 20)
Number of results to return (max 300)
Constraints: {'maximum': 300}
month
(integer, query, optional)
Month of occurrence (1-12)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 12}
offset
(integer, query, optional, default: 0)
Offset for pagination
order
(string, query, optional)
Order name
phylum
(string, query, optional)
Phylum name
publishingOrg
(string, query, optional)
Publishing organization key
q
(string, query, optional)
Full-text search query
scientificName
(string, query, optional)
Scientific name of the species
species
(string, query, optional)
Species name
taxonKey
(integer, query, optional)
Taxon key from the GBIF backbone
year
(integer, query, optional)
Year of occurrence
Examples (6)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search species occurrences | openapi-spec |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?decimalLatitude=40,50&decimalLongitude=-10,10&year=2020,2023 |
|
| Occurrence search by taxonKey 3329049 | doc_extracted |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?taxonKey=3329049 |
|
| Occurrence search by scientificName Pan troglodytes | doc_extracted |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?scientificName=Pan%20troglodytes |
|
| Occurrence search by taxonKey 5219534 (Pan troglodytes) | doc_extracted |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?taxonKey=5219534 |
|
| Search occurrences by taxonKey | doc_extracted |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?taxonKey=3329049 |
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| Search Occurrences | probe-gate |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/search?limit=20&offset=0 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:13:30.409408 | 200 | 311ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:41:52.904609 | 200 | 262ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:26:15.698870 | 200 | 879ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:13:55.989979 | 200 | 307ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:10:42.651404 | 200 | 287ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:05:50.536134 | 200 | 1181ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:10:42.651404 | b9704c5b9227 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:13:55.989979 | 8bd3713dbdf0 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:26:15.698870 | ddf0e781dd56 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:41:52.904609 | 9dbed771ff86 |
8bd3713dbdf0 |
| 2026-03-23 10:13:30.409408 | 8bd3713dbdf0 |
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