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GET /v1/search

Search by scientific or common name

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Code snippets

curl "https://api.oanor.com/redlist-api/v1/search" \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/redlist-api/v1/search", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/redlist-api/v1/search");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$out = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/redlist-api/v1/search",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)

Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.

{
    "data": {
        "count": 25,
        "query": "lion",
        "total": 128,
        "species": [
            {
                "class": "MAGNOLIOPSIDA",
                "family": "RUBIACEAE",
                "kingdom": "PLANTAE",
                "taxonid": "33551",
                "category": "EN",
                "common_name": null,
                "category_label": "Endangered",
                "scientific_name": "Glionnetia sericea"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAGNOLIOPSIDA",
                "family": "ARALIACEAE",
                "kingdom": "PLANTAE",
                "taxonid": "33552",
                "category": "CR",
                "common_name": null,
                "category_label": "Critically Endangered",
                "scientific_name": "Polyscias lionnetii"
            },
            {
                "class": "LILIOPSIDA",
                "family": "ARECACEAE",
                "kingdom": "PLANTAE",
                "taxonid": "38508",
                "category": "VU",
                "common_name": "Millionaire's Salad",
                "category_label": "Vulnerable",
                "scientific_name": "Deckenia nobilis"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAMMALIA",
                "family": "CALLITRICHIDAE",
                "kingdom": "ANIMALIA",
                "taxonid": "40643",
                "category": "EN",
                "common_name": "Golden-headed Lion Tamarin",
                "category_label": "Endangered",
                "scientific_name": "Leontopithecus chrysomelas"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAMMALIA",
                "family": "OTARIIDAE",
                "kingdom": "ANIMALIA",
                "taxonid": "41665",
                "category": "LC",
                "common_name": "South American Sea Lion",
                "category_label": "Least Concern",
                "scientific_name": "Otaria byronia"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAMMALIA",
                "family": "OTARIIDAE",
                "kingdom": "ANIMALIA",
                "taxonid": "41666",
                "category": "LC",
                "common_name": "Californian Sea Lion",
                "category_label": "Least Concern",
                "scientific_name": "Zalophus californianus"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAMMALIA",
                "family": "OTARIIDAE",
                "kingdom": "ANIMALIA",
                "taxonid": "41667",
                "category": "EX",
                "common_name": "Japanese Sea Lion",
                "category_label": "Extinct",
                "scientific_name": "Zalophus japonicus"
            },
            {
                "class": "MAMMALIA",
                "family": "OTARIIDAE",
                "kingdom": "ANIMALIA",
                "taxonid": "41668",
                "category": "EN",
                "common_name": "Galápagos Sea Lion",
                "category_l
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