GET /species/suggest
Summary: Auto-suggest species names
Operation ID: speciesSuggest
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: speciesSuggest
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns suggestions for scientific names based on partial input. Useful for autocomplete functionality.
Parameters (3)
datasetKey
(string, query, optional)
Dataset key for the checklist
limit
(integer, query, optional, default: 20)
Maximum number of suggestions
q
(string, query, required)
Partial scientific name to search for
Examples (4)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species name suggest for Puma concolor | doc_extracted |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/suggest?q=Puma%20concolor |
|
| Basic species name suggestion | curl |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/suggest?q=Puma |
|
| Limited suggestions for plant genus | curl |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/suggest?q=Acer&limit=5 |
|
| Suggestions filtered by checklist dataset | curl |
https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/suggest?q=Panthera&datasetKey=d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-99b0e8c4e3e5 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:20:22.509178 | 200 | 145ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:36:52.932431 | 200 | 178ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:34:04.667068 | 200 | 153ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:30:57.154010 | 200 | 154ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:34:04.667068 | 60257d178204 |
bd77f151cb1d |
| 2026-03-23 09:36:52.932431 | bd77f151cb1d |
551a2f35a877 |
| 2026-03-23 10:20:22.509178 | 551a2f35a877 |
4f53cda18c2b |