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iNaturalist API

Government & Science

Access crowdsourced species observations, photos, and identifications from the iNaturalist community.

iNaturalist API is listed in Government & Science.

Auth OAuth Pricing Free URL https://www.inaturalist.org/ Docs https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/docs/

Key metrics

60 req/min Rate limit Free; no more than ~60 requests/minute and ~10,000 requests/day requested (fair use). OAuth for write access.

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Labels

  • OAuth

    OAuth

    Requires an OAuth authorization flow — heavier to wire into an agent.

biodiversity species observations citizen-science nature
Open docs ← All Government & Science