GET /v2.0/data/datasets_elc

neotomadb.org:neotoma-database-api

Summary: Site information for all sites by an individual
Operation ID:
Auth: unknown
Description

Returns the dataset information based on a dataset ID for the ELC API.

Parameters (9)

ageof (integer, query, optional)

Dataset age ranges must span this age (in calibrated years before present, with 0 at 1950CE)

Constraints: {'minimum': -100, 'maximum': 23900000}

ageold (integer, query, optional)

Oldest age that intercepts with the dataset (in calibrated years before present, with 0 at 1950CE)

Constraints: {'minimum': -100, 'maximum': 23900000}

ageyoung (integer, query, optional)

Youngest age that intercepts with the dataset (in calibrated years before present, with 0 at 1950CE)

Constraints: {'minimum': -100, 'maximum': 23900000}

altmax (integer, query, optional)

Maximum altitude of the dataset site location (in meters)

Constraints: {'minimum': -500, 'maximum': 8900}

altmin (integer, query, optional)

Minimum altitude of the dataset site location (in meters)

Constraints: {'minimum': -500, 'maximum': 8900}

contactid (integer, query, optional)

Unique contact identifier within the Neotoma Database, alone or comma separated.

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 21000}

datasettype (string, query, optional)

Neotoma contains data for a number of dataset types (see /dbtables/datasettypes. This returns a subset of data types.

Constraints: {'enum': ['geochronologic', 'loss-on-ignition', 'pollen', 'plant macrofossil', 'vertebrate fauna', 'macroinvertebrate', 'pollen surface sample', 'insect', 'ostracode', 'water chemistry', 'diatom', 'ostracode surface sample', 'diatom surface sample', 'geochemistry', 'physical sedimentology', 'charcoal', 'testate amoebae', 'X-ray fluorescence (XRF)', 'X-ray diffraction (XRD)', 'energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS/EDX)', 'biomarker', 'modern plant biomarker', 'phytolith', 'specimen stable isotope', 'paleomagnetic,biochemistry', 'modern biochemistry', 'organic carbon', 'insect modern', 'chironomid', 'stable isotope', 'testate amoebae surface sample', 'charcoal surface sample', 'cladocera', 'diatom top-bottom', 'microcharcoal', 'macrocharcoal', 'pollen trap', 'dinoflagellates', 'diatom bottom sample', 'Metabarcoding aeDNA']}

loc (string, query, optional)

The geographic region of interest for the site, as a GeoJSON string or valid Well Known Text (WKT). Assumed projection of EPSG:4376 unless otherwise defined.

siteid (integer, query, optional)

Valid Neotoma site identifier (integer), either singly or in a comma separated list.

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 50000}

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get datasets by site ID curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/datasets_elc?siteid=1
Get pollen datasets by type curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/datasets_elc?datasettype=pollen
Get datasets by age range and altitude curl https://api.neotomadb.org/v2.0/data/datasets_elc?ageold=10000&ageyoung=5000&altmin=0&altmax=2000

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:50:57.113689 200 3491ms
2026-03-23 10:31:50.997647 200 3139ms
2026-03-23 09:18:04.166722 200 2855ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 10:31:50.997647 e2afc4d70b04 0f65f8f54bf2
2026-03-23 10:50:57.113689 0f65f8f54bf2 f36a5f16d781