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iDigBio is transitioning from version 1 to version 2 (v1 to v2) of the API. We plan to keep the v1 endpoints in production for the foreseeable future. However, most programmers who are interested in accessing data directly in iDigBio via an API are going to be interested in the new v2 features. '''The v2 API is also known as the iDigBio Search API.''' | iDigBio is transitioning from version 1 to version 2 (v1 to v2) of the API. We plan to keep the v1 endpoints in production for the foreseeable future. However, most programmers who are interested in accessing data directly in iDigBio via an API are going to be interested in the new v2 features. '''The v2 API is also known as the iDigBio Search API.''' | ||
The [https://github.com/idigbio/idigbio-search-api/wiki iDigBio API v2 / iDigBio Search API specification] includes detailed information about the Search API endpoints, parameters, query format, values, and returns. It is available in the github wiki associated with the [https://github.com/iDigBio/idigbio-search-api code repository]. The iDigBio Search API | The [https://github.com/idigbio/idigbio-search-api/wiki iDigBio API v2 / iDigBio Search API specification] includes detailed information about the Search API endpoints, parameters, query format, values, and returns. It is available in the github wiki associated with the [https://github.com/iDigBio/idigbio-search-api code repository]. The iDigBio Search API was released to production in June 2015. | ||
The [[iDigBio API v1 Specification]] includes detailed information about the v1 API endpoints, parameters, values, and returns. In most cases, the only reason to use the v1 API is to retrieve raw, unprocessed versions of a record (e.g. no iDigBio data quality enhancements) or to access previous versions of a particular record. | The [[iDigBio API v1 Specification]] includes detailed information about the v1 API endpoints, parameters, values, and returns. In most cases, the only reason to use the v1 API is to retrieve raw, unprocessed versions of a record (e.g. no iDigBio data quality enhancements) or to access previous versions of a particular record. | ||
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=== Search API === | === Search API === | ||
The [https://github.com/idigbio/idigbio-search-api/wiki iDigBio Search API] | The [https://github.com/idigbio/idigbio-search-api/wiki iDigBio Search API] has be released and the June 2015 version of the portal is based on this API. | ||
=== Other APIs === | === Other APIs === | ||
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R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS. | R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS. | ||
The production version of this package is in [http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ridigbio/index.html CRAN]. The latest development version is available at https://github.com/idigbio/ridigbio | |||
The ridigbio R package is an "official" client library in the iDigBio code repository. | The ridigbio R package is an "official" client library in the iDigBio code repository. | ||