GET /occurrence/grid/{precision}

obis.org:obis-api

Summary: Fetch gridded occurrences as GeoJSON. Limited to 100,000 features.
Operation ID:
Auth: unknown
Description

Fetch gridded occurrences as GeoJSON. Limited to 100,000 features.

Parameters (20)

absence (string, query, optional)

Include absence records (include) or get absence records exclusively (true).

areaid (string, query, optional)

Area ID.

datasetid (string, query, optional)

Dataset UUID.

dropped (string, query, optional)

Include dropped records (include) or get dropped records exclusively (true).

enddate (string, query, optional)

End date formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.

enddepth (integer, query, optional)

End depth, in meters.

event (string, query, optional)

Include pure event records (include) or get pure event records exclusively (true).

exclude (string, query, optional)

Comma separated list of quality flags to be excluded.

flags (string, query, optional)

Comma separated list of quality flags which need to be set.

geometry (string, query, optional)

Geometry, formatted as WKT or GeoHash.

hab (boolean, query, optional)

HAB species only, true/false.

instituteid (string, query, optional)

Institute ID.

nodeid (string, query, optional)

Node UUID.

precision (integer, path, required)

Grid precision level.

redlist (boolean, query, optional)

Red List species only, true/false.

scientificname (string, query, optional)

Scientific name. Leave empty to include all taxa.

startdate (string, query, optional)

Start date formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.

startdepth (integer, query, optional)

Start depth, in meters.

taxonid (string, query, optional)

Taxon AphiaID.

wrims (boolean, query, optional)

WRiMS species only, true/false.

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Basic grid at precision 5 curl https://api.obis.org/occurrence/grid/5
Grid for ocean sunfish occurrences curl https://api.obis.org/occurrence/grid/5?scientificname=Mola%20mola
Grid for marine mammals in 2023 with depth filter curl https://api.obis.org/occurrence/grid/4?scientificname=Mammalia&startdate=2023-01-01&enddate=2023-12-31&startdepth=0&enddepth=100

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 11:06:40.777951 200 265ms
2026-03-23 10:23:16.135202 200 156ms 2.0MB
2026-03-23 09:24:15.867555 200 174ms 2.0MB

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 10:23:16.135202 3730ebfc54f4 da1a54824131
2026-03-23 11:06:40.777951 da1a54824131 c24303c884f4